Cook is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while Pierce County is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hornets will welcome the Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cook's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Pierce County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cook is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Appling County just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates. The contest marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pierce County was able to grind out a solid victory over Crisp County on Thursday, taking the game 5-2.
Pierce County's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Cook, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 18-2.
Everything went Cook's way against Pierce County in their previous matchup on September 11th, as Cook made off with an 11-3 victory. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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