Cougars
| 04/03/25 vs Tampa Bay Tech | 16 |
| 03/25/25 @ Brandon | 13 |
| 03/15/25 vs Newsome | 11 |
| 03/11/25 vs Spoto | 11 |
| 03/04/25 vs Sumner | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Durant). They blew past the Tampa Bay Tech Titans 16-2 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Dylan Hotz looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Brody Lissy was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Dylan Karnowski also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Durant always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Durant has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Tampa Bay Tech, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-18.
Looking ahead, Durant will head out to challenge Chamberlain at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cougars are facing the Storm at the right time seeing as the Storm are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Tampa Bay Tech, they will be playing at home against Brandon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Titans will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: the Eagles will have lost six straight heading into Saturday's contest.
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