The Cedar Creek Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Captain Shreve Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It was a proper cat-fight when Cedar Creek duked it out with Benton on Wednesday. The Cougars fell 9-4 to the Tigers. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Captain Shreve fell victim to Benton and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 11-0. The Gators have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Cedar Creek's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Captain Shreve, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-12.
Cedar Creek took their win against Captain Shreve when the teams last played back in February of 2016 by a conclusive 10-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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