The Cooper Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Midland Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cooper knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Midland likes a good challenge.
Cooper fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against San Angelo Central on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 15-14. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Angelic Gonzalez
| 03/07/25 @ San Angelo Central | 5 |
| 02/27/25 vs Arlington | 3 |
| 02/27/25 @ Mesquite | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Horn | 1 |
| 02/25/25 @ Temple | 1 |
Angelic Gonzalez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 5-for-6 with one home run, seven RBI, and three runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Natalyn Kuhn, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Midland waltzed into their game on Friday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Lobos.
Midland also got a great performance from Emeri Ream as she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Avrey Ochoa and Bree Battenfelder did most of the damage at the plate: Ochoa went 1-for-4 with one home run, while Battenfelder went 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Ryleigh Thiebaud also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.
Midland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matches.
Midland pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Cooper, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Cooper might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Midland in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Cooper avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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