The Grayson County Cougars will challenge the Ohio County Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Grayson County's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Ohio County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Grayson County fell victim to Butler County and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-0 to the Bears, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Ohio County made easy work of Hopkins County Central on Monday and carried off an 8-1 win. Considering the Eagles have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Brantley McBride looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eli Hatfield, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brandon Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Ohio County's victory bumped their record up to 18-10. As for Grayson County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
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