The North Daviess Cougars will head out to challenge the Washington Hatchets at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. North Daviess' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Washington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, North Daviess didn't have quite enough to beat Evansville Christian and fell 2-1. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Washington fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against North Posey on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 6-5. The Hatchets haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Trey James made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Washington is 7-2 when James posts two or more runs, but 3-10 otherwise. Santiago Lopez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
North Daviess' defeat dropped their record down to 12-11-1. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
North Daviess came out on top in a nail-biter against Washington in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Hatchets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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