Cooper came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Wolfe City Wolves by a score of 7-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cooper also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.
Jacob Atchley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Atchley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jaret Slakey and Levi Oneal did most of the damage at the plate: Slakey scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Oneal scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Slakey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Devin Dial was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Wolfe City's side, Nick Nowak was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Wolfe City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cooper only tossed six.
Cooper is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Wolfe City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Cooper will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wolfe City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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