The Campbell County Cougars will face off against the Van Buren County Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Campbell County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Van Buren County will come in with four straight wins.
Campbell County saw some tournament action on Friday. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morristown-Hamblen East.
Caden Idles was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Riley Gunter, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
While Van Buren County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Cosby with a sharp 17-2 victory on Tuesday. The matchup marked Van Buren County's most dominant win of the season so far.
Van Buren County pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Campbell County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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