Cooper and Sam Rayburn are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2021, but likely not for long. The Cooper Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Sam Rayburn Rebels at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cooper has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Sam Rayburn will arrive with 14 straight wins.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Cooper had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Dodd City.
Case Conley stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tristan Wicks, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Sam Rayburn can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Campbell a 16-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Sam Rayburn has won by exactly 16 runs.
Cooper's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Sam Rayburn, they pushed their record up to 16-0-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Cooper might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Sam Rayburn in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Cooper avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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