Baseball Preview: Caldwell County Tigers vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons
Caldwell County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Caldwell County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Madisonville-North Hopkins' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, it was close, but Caldwell County sidestepped Carlisle County for an 8-7 victory. That's two games straight that Caldwell County has won by just one run.
Madisonville-North Hopkins lost 8-1 to Evansville Harrison on Friday. Madisonville-North Hopkins has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madisonville-North Hopkins saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xzavier Martin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Caldwell County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-7. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-15.
Caldwell County took their victory against Madisonville-North Hopkins in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caldwell County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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