The Graves County Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Carlisle County Comets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Graves County didn't have quite enough to beat De Smet Jesuit and fell 6-5. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Carlisle County posted their closest victory since April 8th on Saturday. They skirted past Murray 5-3.
Cooper Wright made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.
Wright wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caysen Mitchell, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Tae Warren was another, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
Carlisle County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Graves County, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Everything went Graves County's way against Carlisle County when the teams last played back in April, as Graves County made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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