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| 03/27/25 - Home | 8-4 W |
| 03/21/24 - Away | 25-13 W |
| 05/18/23 - Neutral | 14-4 W |
| 05/18/19 - Neutral | 5-2 W |
| 05/07/19 - Away | 10-7 W |
| + 3 more games |
Pope County's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They came out on top against the Cobden Appleknockers by a score of 8-4. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Appleknockers: they've now won six in a row.
Bella Fasolo was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in hits (zero). She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Jayleigh Coram was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Riley Presser was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Pope County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cobden only posted a batting average of .125.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-5. As for Cobden, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Coming up, Pope County will venture away from home to square off against Benton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cobden, they will host Anna-Jonesboro at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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