The Calvin Cougars will face off against the Downsville Demons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Downsville will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Calvin extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand Dodson a 15-0 shutout. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Cohen Johnson
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Cohen Johnson was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Calvin is 3-1 when Johnson allows one or fewer hits, but 4-7 otherwise. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Aiden Caskey and Haden Callia did most of the damage at the plate: Caskey got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Callia went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Callia a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Carpenter, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Downsville). They were the clear victors by a 22-11 margin over Wossman on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Demons in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won four in a row.
Calvin's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Downsville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-9.
Calvin might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from Downsville in their previous matchup back in March of 2025. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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