Celeste has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cooper Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Celeste came up short against Wolfe City and fell 9-5.
Meanwhile, Cooper was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Bland as Cooper made off with a 12-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cooper.
Jaret Slakey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Slakey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Slakey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Devin Dial was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Levi Oneal was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Celeste has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Cooper, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-10.
Celeste couldn't quite finish off Cooper in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Celeste, Wyatt Allen (who struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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