The Durant Cougars will take on the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Durant's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Horizon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Durant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Lake Gibson get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Owen Franklin
| 04/08/25 vs East Bay | 5 |
| 02/11/25 @ Gaither | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Plant City | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ King | 1 |
Owen Franklin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Durant is 8-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shawn Graves, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brady Kelley, who scored two runs.
Durant hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Horizon waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Sharks by a score of 5-0.
Horizon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Davila, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Reid Patton was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Horizon's win bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Durant, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
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