Baseball Preview: Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons vs. Trigg County Wildcats
The Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trigg County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Madisonville-North Hopkins lost 16-6 to Murray on Saturday. Madisonville-North Hopkins has not had much luck with Murray recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Evan Wilson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Lane Faulk was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Trigg County fell victim to Murray and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Tigers. Trigg County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madisonville-North Hopkins' defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Trigg County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Madisonville-North Hopkins couldn't quite finish off Trigg County in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trigg County's Aidon Butts, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Madisonville-North Hopkins knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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