Baseball Preview: Munroe Bobcats vs. Madison County Cowboys
The Munroe Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Madison County Cowboys at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Munroe is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Munroe brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They came out on top against Crossroad Academy on Thursday by a score of 16-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Munroe's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Waylon Rowan, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ricardo Shaw was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Madison County came up short against Wakulla on Thursday and fell 8-3. Madison County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dalton McNutt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kannon Plain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Munroe's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-14-1. As for Madison County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Munroe might still be hurting after the 21-0 defeat they got from Madison County when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McNutt, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Munroe 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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