The McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Hanson Beavers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, McCook Central/Montrose finally turned things around against Gayville-Volin last Monday. McCook Central/Montrose came out on top in a nail-biter against Gayville-Volin and snuck past 4-3.
Meanwhile, Hanson waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over the Red Raiders. Hanson might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Olivia Kayser made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Kayser has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kayser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Hanson got a massive performance out of Jacey Schoenrock, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Cadence Jarding, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
McCook Central/Montrose's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-5. As for Hanson, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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