The Conner Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Scott Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Conner is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Conner can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Campbell County as Conner made off with a 12-2 win.
Mollie Sharp made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits. Sharp has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sharp was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Averie Lightner, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Jalyn Cain was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Scott lost 14-2 to Simon Kenton on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for Scott in their matchups with Simon Kenton: they've now lost four in a row.
Scott saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ivy Cochran, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Conner has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Scott, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.
Scott's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Conner has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Scott, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Conner keep running through batters, or will Scott buck the trend?
Conner was able to grind out a solid victory over Scott when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 6-3. Will Conner repeat their success, or does Scott have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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