Madisonville-North Hopkins is 8-2 against Webster County since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Webster County Trojans at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Madisonville-North Hopkins will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Union County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Madisonville-North Hopkins had just enough and edged Union County out 11-10.
The team relied heavily on Ryder Sandidge, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Xzavier Martin, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Webster County narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Livingston Central 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Webster County.
Micah Austin was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Austin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Alstadt, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Harrison Warren was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Madisonville-North Hopkins pushed their record up to 12-14 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Webster County, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Everything went Madisonville-North Hopkins' way against Webster County in their previous meeting back in March as Madisonville-North Hopkins made off with a 9-2 victory. Does Madisonville-North Hopkins have another victory up their sleeve, or will Webster County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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