If Cozad was feeling good off their 13-2 takedown of Gothenburg last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cozad Haymakers lost 9-1 to the Fremont Tigers on Saturday. The game marked the Haymakers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Madison Sayer put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Sayer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Cozad didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Cozad's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Fremont, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Cozad will challenge Mercy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Fremont, they will face off against Bellevue East at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bellevue East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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