The Cowan Blackhawks will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Tri-Central Trojans at 10:00 a.m. Cowan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Cowan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Daleville 4-2.
Jackson Clifford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cowan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Unger, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Tri-Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Clinton Prairie by a score of 4-3.
Doug Baty was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Cline, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Cowan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Tri-Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12-1.
Tri-Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Cowan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Tri-Central, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7. Will Cowan keep running through batters, or will Tri-Central buck the trend?
Everything went Cowan's way against Tri-Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as Cowan made off with a 25-1 victory. Will Cowan repeat their success, or does Tri-Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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