The Livingston Central Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Trigg County hit Livingston Central with a four-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cardinals took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
Livingston Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Zaim, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Madisonville-North Hopkins was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Union County by a score of 7-2. The Maroons haven't had any issues with the Braves recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Brantley Harris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Brayden Lynch was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaziyon Latham, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Madisonville-North Hopkins always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union County only posted an OBP of .296.
Livingston Central has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 13 of their last 16 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their record is now 15-11.
Livingston Central suffered a grim 24-13 defeat to Madisonville-North Hopkins in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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