It was a good run, but Holy Cross unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They suffered a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of the Cooper Jaguars. Holy Cross has struggled against Cooper recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Holy Cross saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Suzette Klaiss, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
On Cooper's side, Desiree Mack tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Cooper let Kailey Milburn and Grace Cline loose on the outfield. Milburn went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple, while Cline went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie James, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Holy Cross' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Cooper, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Holy Cross will head out on the road to take on Notre Dame Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Notre Dame Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Holy Cross' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cooper, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Boone County at 5:00 p.m. Cooper is facing Boone County at the right time seeing as Boone County is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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