Durant has gone a perfect 7-0 against Armwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Cougars will host the Hawks at 10:00 a.m. The timing is sure in Durant's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Armwood has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
It was a proper cat-fight when Durant duked it out with Wharton on Thursday. The Cougars came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 7-4. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly three runs.
Zach Nero
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Durant got a great performance from Zach Nero as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Nero has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Purcell, who went 2-for-3 with one home run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Armwood had just enough and edged out Robinson 6-4 on Thursday.
Elijah Battiste and Dylan Michiels did most of the damage at the plate: Battiste went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Michiels went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Armwood is 2-1 when Battiste posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Christopher Lovett III, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Durant's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Armwood, their victory bumped their record up to 4-12.
Everything went Durant's way against Armwood in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, as Durant made off with a 10-1 win. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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