Cole hasn't had much luck against Jourdanton recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Cougars will welcome the Indians/Squaws at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Cole's win against Randolph wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over the Ro-Hawks on Friday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Ro-Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jourdanton). They blew past Poteet 18-1 on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Indians/Squaws, who have now won seven games in a row.
Sydney Floyd and Bobbiejo Gonzales did most of the damage at the plate: Floyd got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI, while Gonzales went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Floyd a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rebecca Martinez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Jourdanton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Poteet only posted an OBP of .176.
Jourdanton's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-12. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Cole, their win bumped their record up to 6-14-1.
Cole suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Jourdanton in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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