The Abilene High baseball team bounced back from a tough loss to Wylie on Friday with a victory over archrival Cooper on Tuesday, riding a big first inning and a strong outing from starter Brady Bennett to a 6-0 win at Blackburn Field.

The Eagles staked Bennett to a 3-0 after an inning, and the junior right-hander took care of the rest, limiting the Cougars to just five hits over seven shutout innings to help AHS (8-12 overall) improve to 5-3 in District 4-5A play.

The Abilene High victory provided a nice rebound from Friday’s 10-4 loss to Wylie, which saw the Eagles allow seven runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.