Crittenden County is 1-9 against Caldwell County since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rockets will face off against the Tigers at 5:45 p.m.
Crittenden County is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to Trigg County.
Meanwhile, Caldwell County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bombers a 10-0 shutout. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.
Luke Parker was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Stevens, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Caldwell County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Caldwell County pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Crittenden County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Crittenden County suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Caldwell County in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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