The Lyon County Lyons are taking a road trip to challenge the McCracken County Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lyon County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Lyon County can't be too worried about heading out to take on McCracken County: they just beat Caldwell County at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Lyons blew past the Tigers 16-3 on Tuesday. The Lyons have beaten the Tigers the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
John Bingham was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Austin Spears was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one home run and five RBI.
Lyon County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Caldwell County only posted an OBP of .375.
Meanwhile, McCracken County had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Murray a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
McCracken County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lyon County, their record now sits at 17-7.
Lyon County couldn't quite get it done against McCracken County when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as they fell 5-0. Can the Lyons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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