The Munford Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Brighton Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Munford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Munford proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 13) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Dyer County 8-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Curly Lowry
| 04/12/25 vs Milan | 4 |
| 03/07/25 @ Ripley | 4 |
| 04/19/25 vs Dyer County | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Memphis Home Education Association | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Memphis Home Education Association | 3 |
| + 8 more games |
Curly Lowry was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Munford is undefeated when Lowry posts three or more RBI, but 8-10 otherwise. Jaxzen Scheidt was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Brighton came up short against Christian Brothers on Saturday, falling 7-1. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Purple Wave recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Brighton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richard Lazure, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Lazure has hit this season.
Munford is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Brighton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Munford couldn't quite get it done against Brighton in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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