Baseball Recap: Mclean County's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Cougars

Previous Games

03/20/25 @ Madisonville-North Hopkins	13-3
03/18/25 vs Hopkins County Central	15-0
05/17/24 vs Union County	17-7
05/17/24 vs Union County	17-7
05/17/24 vs Union County	5-2
+ 2 more games

McLean County won the last time they faced Madisonville-North Hopkins and things went their way on Thursday too. The McLean County Cougars blew past the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons 13-3. The victory was familiar territory for the Cougars, who have now won seven contests in a row dating back to last season.

McLean County let Houston Whitaker and Connor Mitchuson run wild. Whitaker scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Mitchuson scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs Mitchuson has posted since back in April of 2024. Corbin Martin was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases.

McLean County's record is now 2-0. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they moved to 3-1 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, McLean County will host Hancock County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they will head out to challenge Kenwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Madisonville-North Hopkins is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.