The Christoval Cougars will face off against the Hawley Bearcats on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Christoval is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Forsan get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their one-run performance the match before.
Blaze Webber was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Jace Cobb also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Christoval kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are 11-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Hawley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Dragons 11-0.
Keegan Ables made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Ables was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Hawley got a massive performance out of Jake Bristow, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Drew Siller, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
Christoval has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Hawley, their record is now 13-6-1.
Christoval might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Hawley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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