McLean County dropped to 21-8 on Monday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cougars of the 9-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2025.
Will Gatton was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April.
At the plate, Jaelin Groves made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Kaysen Bozarth, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
As for Breckinridge County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-10. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games.
On Breckinridge County's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harper Lucas, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Coming up, McLean County will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Apollo at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 4.1, the Eagles 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Breckinridge County, they will square off against Owensboro Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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