Baseball Game Preview: Trigg County Wildcats vs. Mayfield Cardinals

The Trigg County Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Mayfield Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Trigg County took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Henderson County by a score of 4-1.

Aidon Butts

Batters Struck Out

04/23/25 vs Henderson County	9
04/17/25 vs Crittenden County	12
04/11/25 @ Stewart County	14
03/29/25 @ Murray	8
03/24/25 @ Caldwell County	6

Aidon Butts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Trigg County's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was AJ Bell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run. Another was Slaton Carter, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.

Meanwhile, Mayfield won against Livingston Central on Saturday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Cardinals beat Community Christian by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.

The win made it two in a row for Mayfield and bumps their season record up to 6-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Trigg County, the win got them back to even at 7-7.

Trigg County took their victory against Mayfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 11-2 score. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.