Cooperstown has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Mt. Markham Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Cooperstown nor Mt. Markham posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Cooperstown's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against West Canada Valley on Monday. They fell 3-0 to the Indians. Cooperstown has not had much luck with West Canada Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Mt. Markham didn't have quite enough to beat Sauquoit Valley on Monday and fell 3-2. Mt. Markham has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nathan Pcola was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Owen Jones, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Cooperstown's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Mt. Markham, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Everything went Cooperstown's way against Mt. Markham when the teams last played back in April as Cooperstown made off with a 9-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cooperstown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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