The Pulaski County Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Cave Spring Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Pulaski County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Salem just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 9-6 to the Spartans.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Cave Spring sidestepped William Byrd for a 4-3 victory. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Terriers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Sam Urgo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Cave Spring: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 3-6 otherwise. Urgo was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.
In other pitching news, Cave Spring got a great performance from Tyler Harrison as he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
Urgo wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Meinster, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Pulaski County's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Cave Spring, their record now sits at 5-7.
Pulaski County took their victory against Cave Spring in their previous matchup on April 4th by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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