Baseball Recap: Campbell County Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Campbell County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Van Buren County Eagles on Thursday as the Campbell County Cougars made off with a 12-1 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Jake Lawson tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.

At the plate, Cooper McQuitty and Eli Lawson did most of the damage at the plate: McQuitty scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Eli scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That run marked the first that McQuitty scored this season. Another player making a difference was Dylan Ford, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Cougars

Batting Average

03/20/25 vs Van Buren County	40.7%
03/07/25 vs Austin-East	40%
03/11/25 @ Carter	25%
03/04/25 @ Fulton	22.2%
03/14/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen East	19.2%

Campbell County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Campbell County's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Van Buren County, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.

The future could be bright for both Campbell County and Van Buren County: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Campbell County will try to hand Apostolic Christian Academy their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Van Buren County will look to extend Clarkrange's three-game losing streak when they meet at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.