The Barren County Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Muhlenberg County Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Barren County 3.9, Muhlenberg County 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Barren County fell victim to South Warren and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Trojans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Colten Wilson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Barren County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Reece, who went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases. Another was Axel Dysholm, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Muhlenberg County waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Red Devils get on the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Muhlenberg County's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Barren County, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-9.
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