Lyon County has gone a perfect 10-0 against Trigg County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Lyons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. Lyon County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Lyon County took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over Crittenden County.
Trace Walker
| 05/06/25 vs Crittenden County | 4 |
| 04/15/25 vs Livingston Central | 2 |
| 04/18/25 @ Henderson County | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Christian County | 1 |
Lyon County got a great performance from Trace Walker as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Walker a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Austin Spears, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last nine games. Another player making a difference was Peyton Williams, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Trigg County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 6-1 to Madisonville-North Hopkins. Wildcats fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Maroons since on Friday.
Trigg County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Hampton, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Lyon County has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Trigg County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lyon County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Trigg County struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Lyon County's way against Trigg County in their previous meeting back in March, as Lyon County made off with a 12-0 win. Will the Lyons repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
