The Morgan County Cougars will head out to square off against the Breathitt County Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Morgan County wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Meanwhile, Breathitt County entered their tilt with Lee County on Wednesday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Lee County. Breathitt County not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 24th (when they won 11-0).
Aiden Combs and Wyatt Spencer did most of the damage at the plate: Combs went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Spencer went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. That's the most runs Combs has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Miles Hollon, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Breathitt County's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-11. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Morgan County, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Morgan County couldn't quite get it done against Breathitt County in their previous matchup on Friday as they fell 8-3. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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