Baseball Recap: Cookeville's Run of Three Straight Victories Now Over

Cavaliers

Previous 5 Games

03/28/25 @ Stone Memorial	10-13
03/26/25 @ Lebanon	11-1
03/25/25 vs Lebanon	8-7
03/22/25 vs Sequatchie County	8-4
03/22/25 @ Tullahoma	7-8

If Cookeville was riding high fresh off their 11-1 takedown of Lebanon last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Cookeville fell 13-10 to the Stone Memorial Panthers on Friday. Even though they lost, the Cavaliers' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.4 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Jackson Jones led a balanced group of hitters, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Ty Harrison was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI.

Even though they lost, Cookeville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.

Cookeville moved to 6-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Stone Memorial, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-6.

Coming up, Cookeville will welcome Rockvale at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rockvale has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.25 runs per game on average), something Cookeville will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Stone Memorial, they will head out to take on Lebanon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.