For the second straight game, Grayson County will face off against Butler County. The Cougars will be playing at home against the Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Grayson County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Butler County 6-0. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won six in a row.
The result came thanks to Gage Napier's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 15 Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Grayson County is 6-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-10 otherwise.
Landon Haycraft
| 04/28/25 @ Butler County | 4 |
| 04/15/25 vs Trinity | 3 |
| 03/22/25 @ Webster County | 3 |
| 04/21/25 @ Edmonson County | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Trinity | 2 |
| + 9 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Landon Haycraft, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Grayson County's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 2-1 (and 9-10 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Chase Baunach, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Grayson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive games.
Grayson County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-11. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Butler County, they moved to 13-9 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
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