The Bainbridge Bearcats will take on the Cook Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bainbridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight losses, while Cook will come in with seven straight wins.
Bainbridge's last matchup with Worth County could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's match on Monday. The Bearcats came up short against the Rams, falling 20-7.
Taydem Burris led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Katelyn Williams, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Cook sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Colquitt County on Tuesday. The three-run effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Bainbridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Cook, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Bainbridge couldn't quite finish off Cook in their previous matchup back in October of 2015 and fell 3-1. Can the Bearcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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