The Boone County Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Cooper Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Boone County has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 26.
Boone County will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Owen County on Friday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-point loss they were dealt on Thursday. Boone County fell just short of Owen County by a score of 4-2.
Ava Mayfield made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole five bases.
Even though they lost, Boone County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Owen County only tossed six.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Cooper gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Holy Cross as Cooper made off with a 12-1 victory.
Cooper also got a great performance from Desiree Mack as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Kailey Milburn and Grace Cline did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Sadie James was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Boone County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Cooper, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Boone County suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Cooper in their previous meeting on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cooper's Lily Spraker, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Boone County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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