The Grayson County Cougars will challenge the Daviess County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Daviess County is facing Grayson County at the wrong time: Grayson County suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 5-4.
Chase Baunach was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Garrett Bradley
| 04/14/25 @ Trinity | 3 |
| 04/11/25 vs Hopkins County Central | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Barren County | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Hancock County | 1 |
| 03/22/25 @ Webster County | 1 |
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Baunach wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Bradley, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Grayson County is 2-1 when Bradley posts two or more runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Cameron Fulkerson was another, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Daviess County fell victim to Apollo and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 10-0. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Grayson County now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Daviess County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Grayson County skirted past Daviess County 4-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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