It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Morgan County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the West Carter Comets 8-7. This was a revenge game for the Cougars: when they faced off against the Comets back in April, they had to take a 4-3 defeat.
Cooper Fleming
| 05/19/25 @ West Carter | 5 |
| 03/17/25 vs Owsley County | 4 |
| 04/23/25 @ Lee County | 3 |
| 03/29/25 @ Lewis County | 3 |
| 05/08/25 @ Jackson City | 2 |
Cooper Fleming was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with four runs and two stolen bases. He has become a key player for Morgan County: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 10-12 otherwise.
Fleming wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Parker Trusty, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Morgan County is 8-3 when Trusty posts two or more runs, but 7-10 otherwise.
Morgan County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for West Carter, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-13.
Looking ahead, Morgan County will challenge East Carter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Carter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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