A feisty cat fight will be fought as Cole Cougars face off against Carrizo Springs Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cole has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Carrizo Springs will arrive with eight straight victories.
Cole saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dilley.
Garrison Barker put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs but no hits. Barker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Barker wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Zedhikeia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
While Carrizo Springs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Aransas Pass by a score of 5-1 on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Adrian Moreno, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Mathan Cruz was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Carrizo Springs pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Cole, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
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