The Madison County Cowboys will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the West Port Wolf Pack at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Madison County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so West Port's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Madison County's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Wakulla hitters got past them. Madison County came up short against Wakulla on Tuesday, falling 12-5.
Madison County got a good showing from Mar'Kevian Stephens, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Stephens has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Kannon Plain
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At the plate, Kannon Plain was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Jake Murphy was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Port had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 15-2 margin over Eastside on Thursday. The Wolf Pack not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since February 18th.
Mason Tidwell looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Efren Soto and Ahmari Dixon did most of the damage at the plate: Soto scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Dixon scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasey Cadden, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
West Port always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastside only posted an OBP of .346.
West Port's victory bumped their record up to 2-12. As for Madison County, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
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