Cooper pushed their score to nine the last time they played they, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. They fell just short of the Honey Grove Warriors by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Cooper has lost by just one run.
Jaret Slakey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On Honey Grove's side, not much got past Jarmez Daniels, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Cooper off the board. Daniels has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Honey Grove's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brody Mahan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Cooper's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Honey Grove, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4-1.
Cooper will be playing at home against Dodd City at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Dodd City's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five games. As for Honey Grove, they will be playing at home against Wolfe City at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Honey Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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