Cooper is 8-1 against Celeste since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cooper Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Celeste Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cooper proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by seven) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Hopkins and snuck past 4-2.
Chani Sonntag spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Halle Toon, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Mccarty, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Celeste had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 8-4. Eight seems to be a good number for Celeste as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cooper is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Celeste, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10-1.
Cooper beat Celeste 17-13 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Cooper repeat their success, or does Celeste have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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