The Grayson County Cougars will face off against the LKY Saints at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Grayson County managed to slip by Barren County the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Grayson County came up short against Barren County on Friday, falling 8-2.
Chase Baunach was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jett Hawkins was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask LKY). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Assumption Academy a 12-0 shutout on Friday. With that victory, the Saints brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Marshall McCartney looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, LKY got a massive performance out of Warren Scyphers, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Scyphers a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Truman Herald, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
LKY hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in four consecutive matchups.
LKY now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Grayson County, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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