Cougars
| 04/10/25 vs Mammoth Spring | 20 |
| 03/17/25 @ Mammoth Spring | 19 |
| 04/24/25 @ Marshall | 18 |
| 04/09/25 vs Marshall | 10 |
| 03/28/25 @ Salem | 9 |
Izard County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They never let the Marshall Bobcats get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory. Considering the Cougars have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Xander McCandlis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Portor Burton, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kade Yancey, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI.
Izard County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Marshall, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
Coming up, Izard County will face off against Norfork at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Marshall does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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