The Durant Cougars will square off against the Lake Gibson Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Durant's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Lake Gibson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Durant's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Plant hitters got past them. The Cougars lost 12-4 to the Panthers on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cougars have suffered since March 17th.
Durant saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Hughes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Gibson came into Wednesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged out Davenport 6-5 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Braves have posted since April 19, 2024.
Stetson Jones tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Dalton Cone and Zach Roth did most of the damage at the plate: Cone scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Roth scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Adiel Fundora also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Lake Gibson's win bumped their record up to 6-17. As for Durant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.
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