Baseball Preview: Cole Cougars vs. Luling Eagles
The Cole Cougars will be playing at home against the Luling Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cole gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Randolph as Cole made off with a 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cole.
Jacob Panek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Flowers, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Garrison Baker, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Luling came into Tuesday's contest having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Nixon-Smiley out 8-7.
Kade Samuelson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Samuelson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season. Samuelson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luling let Christian Reyes and Gabriel Reyna loose on the outfield. Reyes scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Reyna scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Juan Amaro was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
The win got Cole back to even at 11-11. As for Luling, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11.
Cole beat Luling 14-11 when the teams last played on April 2nd. Will Cole repeat their success, or does Luling have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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