A feisty cat fight will be fought as Central of Coosa County Cougars challenge JAG Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Central of Coosa County has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while JAG will arrive with four straight wins.
Central of Coosa County fell victim to Ranburne and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 10-0.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between JAG and Percy Julian, and JAG kept the tradition alive. JAG won by a run and slipped past Percy Julian 8-7.
Laking Anderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Anderson was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of JAG's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't).
Anderson wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Courtney Walker, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Austin Osbourne was another, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
JAG always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .531 or higher in four consecutive matches.
JAG's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Central of Coosa County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
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