The Cooper Cougars will take on the Jacksboro Tigers in a tournament on Thursday. Cooper's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Jacksboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cooper will head out to face Jacksboro after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. The Cougars came up short against Midland Christian, falling 8-1.
Jacksboro came out on top against Paradise on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run third inning. The Tigers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Panthers 10-9. Ten seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Brooke Reaves was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Emory Inman was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Jacksboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2025.
Jacksboro has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Cooper, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
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