Cochranton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Iroquois Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cochranton will head into Monday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Monday was a bit more commanding. They lost 19-4 to Maplewood. Cochranton has not had much luck with Maplewood recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cochranton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Walker Carroll, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Blake Foulk was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Cochranton was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maplewood didn't hit any.
Meanwhile, Iroquois was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 13-2 to Saegertown.
Cochranton's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Iroquois, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Cochranton skirted past Iroquois 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cochranton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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