For the first time this season, Cotter will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Thursday. They will look to defend their home field against Life Way Christian at 4:30 p.m. Cotter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Cotter came up short against Izard County and fell 6-3. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly three runs.
Cotter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracyn Jackson, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 22 runs the game before, Life Way Christian was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They came up short against Greenland, falling 14-2.
Cotter's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Life Way Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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