The Bowie Jackrabbits will face off against the Cooper Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bowie had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Mineral Wells put an end to it on Friday. The Jackrabbits came up short against the Rams, falling 10-2. The loss was the Jackrabbits' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Cooper's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Mesquite a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Cougars have won six matchups by more than ten runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Payton Ellis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Ochoa, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariana Diaz, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Cooper always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .708. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Mesquite only posted an OBP of .250.
Cooper's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Bowie, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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