The Dakota Cougars will face off against the Mattawan Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dakota comes in on three and Mattawan on eight.
On Wednesday, Dakota sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Chippewa Valley.
Meanwhile, Mattawan was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Norrix by a score of 6-1.
The team relied heavily on Troy Scarff, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyson Stratton, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Mattawan pushed their record up to 22-3-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Dakota, their victory bumped their record up to 19-7-1.
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