Crittenden County waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons 4-3. For Crittenden County, this counts as revenge for the 18-8 defeat Madisonville-North Hopkins walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
For Madisonville-North Hopkins' part, Mackenzie Stoltz was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Stoltz was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Jaela Bottoms was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Crittenden County now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their record now sits at 12-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crittenden County will take on Trigg County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Caldwell County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Madisonville-North Hopkins is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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