Crittenden County had lost four straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 6-7 to make it five. They lost 10-0 to the Trigg County Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-4 on Tuesday.
As for Trigg County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Ten seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Trigg County's part, Aidon Butts made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Butts also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Trigg County is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Butts was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chase Hampton, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Bentley Reynolds, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coming up, Crittenden County will venture away from home to challenge Madisonville-North Hopkins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Trigg County, they will challenge Murray at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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