The Conner Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Beechwood Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Conner finally turned things around against Cooper on Saturday. Conner never let Cooper onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Beechwood can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over Covington Catholic. Beechwood's win was all the more impressive since Covington Catholic was averaging only 2.26 runs allowed on the season.
Brant Stiles looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Beechwood got a massive performance out of Chase Flaherty, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Fryman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Conner's victory bumped their record up to 16-20. As for Beechwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-13.
Everything went Conner's way against Beechwood when the teams last played back in April as Conner made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Conner 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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