The Cowan Blackhawks will take on the Southern Wells Raiders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cowan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over Wes-Del.
Thomas Brooks and Gentry Groves made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Brooks tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Groves didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Brooks has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. At the plate, Brooks went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double, while Groves went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Cowan is 2-1 when Groves posts three or more RBI, but 8-10 otherwise.
Chase Matson
| 05/28/25 vs Wes-Del | 2 |
| 04/29/25 @ Blue River Valley | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Seton Catholic | 2 |
| 05/22/25 vs Wes-Del | 1 |
| 05/10/25 @ Eastbrook | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
In other batting news, Chase Matson and Jaden Unger did most of the damage at the plate: Matson earned two runs and three stolen bases, while Unger went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Matson is becoming a predictor of Cowan's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Garrett, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Cowan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Southern Wells earned a 6-2 victory over Tri-Central on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Cowan's record is now 10-11. As for Southern Wells, their record now sits at an identical 10-11.
Cowan was able to grind out a solid win over Southern Wells in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, winning 4-0. Will the Blackhawks repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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