Smith-Cotton suffered their biggest loss since April 1st on Thursday. They lost 10-1 to the Grain Valley Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Adam Rowe was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
Cooper Woolery
| 04/17/25 vs Grain Valley | 1 |
| 04/16/25 @ Hickman | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Hickman | 1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Lone Jack | 1 |
At the plate, Smith-Cotton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Woolery, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Woolery has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Smith-Cotton's record is now 10-8. As for Grain Valley, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-1.
Coming up, Smith-Cotton will take on Willard in a tournament on Thursday. Willard's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Smith-Cotton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Grain Valley, they will welcome Ruskin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
