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| 05/10/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 03/18/24 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 03/30/23 - Away | 10-2 W |
| 03/16/23 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 04/01/22 - Home | 10-9 W |
| + 5 more games |
Walton-Verona has gone 8-2 against Cooper recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Walton-Verona Bearcats take on Cooper Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. Walton-Verona is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Cooper will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Walton-Verona extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Bearcats put the hurt on Eminence with a sharp 10-0 win. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Aidan Kerns was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Kerns was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Miles Lehmkuhl was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Dustin Wills was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Walton-Verona kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Cooper suffered their closest defeat since May 10, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Campbell County by a score of 3-1. The Jaguars have struggled against the Camels recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 8-4. As for Cooper, they now have a losing record of 3-4-1.
Walton-Verona skirted past Cooper 3-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Bearcats repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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