Baseball Recap: McLean County Cougars vs. Union County Braves
McLean County can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past the Union County Braves 17-7. Winning may never get old, but McLean County sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
The team relied heavily on Houston Whitaker, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Connor Mitchuson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Union County's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tate Nobles, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Shouse, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
McLean County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-11. As for Union County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 16 of their last 21 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-22 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: McLean County beat Union County by a score of 17-7 later that day.
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