Baseball Preview: Madison County Cowboys vs. Lafayette Hornets
The Madison County Cowboys will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Lafayette Hornets at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Madison County: 3.3, Lafayette: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Madison County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty County and snuck past 3-1.
Madison County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Murphy, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lafayette came tearing into Thursday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Fightin' Tigers out 2-1.
Hyatt Richardson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jt Cook, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Madison County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Lafayette, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Madison County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lafayette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Madison County came up short against Lafayette when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richardson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Madison County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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