The Warren East Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Logan County Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Warren East gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past Russell County 9-2. The win was nothing new for Warren East as they're now sitting on three straight.
Brooks Vincent looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Maddox Tarrence and Kavien Hinton did most of the damage at the plate: Tarrence went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Hinton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brenden Bratcher, who scored two runs.
University Heights typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Logan County proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 17-6 margin over the Blazers. The high-scoring effort was just what Logan County needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Logan County let Noah Mosley and Samuel Hayes loose on the outfield. Mosley scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Hayes scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Kade Wall was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Warren East is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-13 record this season. As for Logan County, they now have a winning record of 13-12-1.
Everything went Warren East's way against Logan County in their previous matchup back in April as Warren East made off with a 12-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Warren East 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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