The Cole Cougars will take on Canyon Lake at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Cole has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Cole is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Poteet 15-13. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Cole saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Zinnante, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Zinnante has posted since back in April of 2024. Another was Nathon Giardine, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Cole always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Canyon Lake's way against Crystal City on Friday as Canyon Lake made off with a 12-5 victory. Considering Canyon Lake has won nine games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hayes Holladay made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Canyon Lake got a massive performance out of Michael Anderson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Bryce May was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Canyon Lake has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That somehow still isn't as good as their 15-3-1 record this season. Cole's win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Cole suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Canyon Lake in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Will Cole have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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