Baseball Recap: Campbell County Drops Season-High Score on Jellico

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

04/05/25 @ Jellico	24
03/07/25 vs Austin-East	14
03/20/25 vs Van Buren County	12
03/28/25 vs Claiborne	11
03/22/25 vs Hancock County	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Campbell County). They put the hurt on the Jellico Blue Devils with a sharp 24-3 win on Saturday. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Jake Lawson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four games. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.

In other batting news, Caden Idles was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Campbell County: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Riley Gunter, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Campbell County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Campbell County's record is now 6-10. As for Jellico, they dropped their record down to 0-11 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Campbell County will head out to face off against Karns at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Jellico, they will venture away from home to challenge Pineville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.