Baseball Preview: Caldwell County Tigers vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons
The Caldwell County Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons at 5:30 p.m. Caldwell County will be strutting in after a victory while Madisonville-North Hopkins will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Caldwell County beat Hopkinsville 6-3.
Madisonville-North Hopkins lost 14-3 to Webster County on Thursday.
Xzavier Martin put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Martin was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, AJ Hogart was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Caldwell County pushed their record up to 18-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14.
Everything went Caldwell County's way against Madisonville-North Hopkins in their previous matchup back in April as Caldwell County made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caldwell County since the team 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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