With a playoff game on the line, Cowan rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Daleville Broncos 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cowan.
Jackson Clifford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cowan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Unger, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
On Daleville's side, Ayden Ramirez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Cowan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Daleville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
Cowan will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Tri-Central at 10:00 a.m. Cowan is facing Tri-Central at the right time seeing as Tri-Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Daleville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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