Preview: McLean County Cougars vs. Trigg County Wildcats
After two games on the road, McLean County is heading back home. They will take on the Trigg County Wildcats at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McLean County put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let Webster County onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Jaelin Groves and Jax Lee were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Groves pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Lee didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. At the plate, Groves went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Lee went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Layden Bozarth was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hayden Hudson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Trigg County's way against Fort Campbell on Thursday as Trigg County made off with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Trigg County.
Trigg County got a massive performance out of Chase Hampton, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidon Butts, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
McLean County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Trigg County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
McLean County was able to grind out a solid victory over Trigg County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 7-4. Does McLean County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trigg County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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