The Putnam County War Eagles will head out to take on the McNair Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Putnam County will be strutting in after a victory while McNair will be coming in after a loss.
Putnam County proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 15) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Locust Grove 8-7.
Ethan Whatley
| 04/17/25 @ Locust Grove | 4 |
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The team relied heavily on Ethan Whatley, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Branan Griffin, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, McNair was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Putnam County, falling 19-4.
McNair saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andra Williams, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that Williams has hit this season.
McNair's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Putnam County, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-17.
Everything went Putnam County's way against McNair in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as Putnam County made off with a 19-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the War Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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