The Muhlenberg County Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Ohio County Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Muhlenberg County will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Madisonville-North Hopkins, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Muhlenberg County had just enough and edged Madisonville-North Hopkins out 4-3.
Zoey Frodge tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Joshlynn Noe was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Ohio County never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over McLean County. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Ohio County considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Muhlenberg County has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Ohio County, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Muhlenberg County came out on top in a nail-biter against Ohio County when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 5-4. Does Muhlenberg County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ohio County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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