If Cobden was riding high fresh off their 15-5 takedown of Meridian last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Cobden fell 8-4 to the Pope County Pirates on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Appleknockers in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost six in a row.
Cobden saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Franklin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cobden fell to 2-1. As for Pope County, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5.
Looking ahead, Cobden will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Anna-Jonesboro at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Pope County, they will head out on the road to square off against Benton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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