The Monroe County Falcons will challenge the Clinton County Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Monroe County was able to grind out a solid victory over Red Boiling Springs, taking the game 5-1. That four run margin sets a new team best for the Falcons this season.
Noah Hagan and Kaleb Stinson were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Hagan struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Stinson tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Hagan a new career-low in earned runs (zero). At the plate, Hagan got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI, while Stinson scored a run while going 1-for-3. That's the most RBI Hagan has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brison Nuckols, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Wade Carnahan, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clinton County). They put the hurt on Somerset Christian with a sharp 21-2 win on Thursday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 17 runs or more this season.
Like Monroe County, Clinton County also got a great game from a two-way player: Matt Duvall. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Duvall was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Clinton County got a massive performance out of Drake Thrasher, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That run marked the first that Thrasher scored this season. Another player making a difference was Nick Poore, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Clinton County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Clinton County pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Monroe County, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
