Baseball Recap: Friday's Win Is Macon County's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 vs Red Boiling Springs	14
04/18/25 @ Hart County	12
03/05/25 vs Livingston Academy	12
04/17/25 vs DeKalb County	10
04/11/25 @ Red Boiling Springs	10

After only one run in their last match, Macon County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Hart County on Friday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Raiders. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Roman Brawner looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Eli Carver was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Meador, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Macon County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. They are 10-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Macon County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Hart County, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-11-1.

Coming up, Macon County will host White House at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hart County, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-3 loss against Allen County-Scottsville on the 18th.