Ohio County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-1 walloping at the hands of the McLean County Cougars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Ohio County of the 10-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Ohio County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graydon Barnard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On McLean County's side, the team relied heavily on Corbin Martin, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Layden Bozarth, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Ohio County's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for McLean County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Ohio County will look to defend their home field on Friday against Logan County at 5:30 p.m. As for McLean County, they will head out on the road to face off against Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McLean County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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