Baseball Preview: Taylor County Cardinals vs. Somerset Briar Jumpers
Taylor County is on a 11-game streak of home wins, while Somerset is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Taylor County Cardinals will take on the Somerset Briar Jumpers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Taylor County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Saturday, Taylor County came out on top against Breckinridge County by a score of 5-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Taylor County got a great performance from Ryan Grubbs as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Hayden Jones was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Vaughn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Somerset was able to grind out a solid victory over North Laurel on Saturday, taking the game 7-2.
Luke Poynter looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Somerset's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Loy, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Kole Grundy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Taylor County's victory bumped their record up to 16-2-1. As for Somerset, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-13 record this season.
Taylor County was able to grind out a solid win over Somerset when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-2. Does Taylor County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Somerset turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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