The Risco Tigers will head out to square off against the Cooter Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cooter will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Risco extended their winning streak to four on Saturday. The Tigers put the hurt on Richland with a sharp 16-1 victory.
While Cooter didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Gideon on Saturday as they made off with a 12-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Risco pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cooter, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
Risco came out on top in a nail-biter against Cooter in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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