With a playoff win on the line, Lubbock-Cooper rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Parkland Matadors with a sharp 7-1 victory. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Matadors recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Brooklyn Ray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lubbock-Cooper's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lainey Gibson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Pirates
| 05/02/25 @ Parkland | 7-1 |
| 04/24/25 @ Memorial | 11-1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Monterey | 15-7 |
| 04/08/25 @ Lubbock | 19-0 |
| 04/04/25 @ Plainview | 11-1 |
| + 8 more games |
Lubbock-Cooper pushed their record up to 27-5 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.8 runs. As for Parkland, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-15.
Lubbock-Cooper will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Matadors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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