The Shallowater Mustangs will head out to square off against the Cooper Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shallowater's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Cooper's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cooper will be up against a hot Shallowater team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Shallowater put the hurt on Slaton with a sharp 18-1 victory on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Mustangs' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Cooper faced Memorial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Cooper lost 8-1 to Memorial. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Cooper moved to 9-3 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Shallowater, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
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