The Dickson County Cougars will head out to square off against the Northeast Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Dickson County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Dickson County proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Montgomery Central 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted against the Indians since March 14, 2022.
Meanwhile, Northeast unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Mount Juliet by a score of 5-3.
Cayden Young was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Young wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Skaggs, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Dickson County's victory bumped their record up to 13-16. As for Northeast, they now have a losing record of 15-16.
Dickson County came up short against Northeast when the teams last played back in April of 2016, falling 17-13. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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