The Country Christian Cougars will face off against the St. Paul Buckaroos at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Country Christian has five straight wins, St. Paul has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Country Christian and Perrydale, and Country Christian kept the tradition alive. The Cougars put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 12-2 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won 13 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Adelynn Smith made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Smith was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Grace G. Colvin
| 05/14/26 vs Perrydale | 3 |
| 05/08/26 @ Colton | 2 |
| 03/30/26 vs Western Christian | 2 |
| 05/12/26 vs Western Christian | 1 |
| 05/05/26 @ Western Christian | 1 |
In other batting news, Country Christian let Ellie Rhoden and Grace G. Colvin run wild. Rhoden got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and one triple, while G. Colvin went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave G. Colvin a new career-high. Keeley Dahlgren was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Country Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .429 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, St. Paul was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They lost 12-2 to Kennedy.
Country Christian's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for St. Paul, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Country Christian got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April against St. Paul by a conclusive 15-1 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Buckaroos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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