Baseball Recap: Nine Straight Road Wins for Mclean County

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

03/22/25 vs Trinity	15
03/18/25 vs Hopkins County Central	15
04/23/25 @ Hart County	13
04/29/25 @ Ohio County	11
04/01/25 @ Brookville	11

McLean County hadn't done well against Ohio County recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Cougars blew past the Eagles 14-3. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.

Layden Bozarth was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hayden Hudson, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Brooks Lynam also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

McLean County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ohio County only posted a batting average of .190.

McLean County's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Ohio County, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.

McLean County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ohio County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.