Baseball Recap: McCracken County Mustangs vs. Clarksville Wildcats
McCracken County is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Clarksville. The McCracken County Mustangs fell just short of the Clarksville Wildcats by a score of 2-1. McCracken County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Clarksville apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
For Clarksville's part, Braden Taylor looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Taylor has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Clarksville's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Preston Brooks, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
McCracken County's defeat dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Clarksville, they pushed their record up to 31-5 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home.
McCracken County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win vs. University Heights on the 27th. Clarksville has also already played their next match, a 6-1 victory against Greenbrier on the 29th.
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