In what's become a running theme this season, McLean County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against the Trigg County Wildcats as the McLean County Cougars made off with a 7-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McLean County.
Corbin Martin made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Martin was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other batting news, Houston Whitaker was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jax Lee was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
McLean County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Trigg County, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
McLean County will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Central Hardin at 12:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central Hardin: 1.8, McLean County: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Trigg County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hopkinsville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopkinsville will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Trigg County surely won't give up without a fight.
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