Baseball Recap: Morgan County Wins Going Away Against Magoffin County

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 @ Elliott County	24
04/22/25 vs Elliott County	21
03/17/25 vs Owsley County	15
04/23/25 @ Lee County	10
04/26/25 vs Magoffin County	7

Morgan County won the last time they faced Magoffin County and things went their way on Saturday too. The Cougars were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Hornets. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Jayden Willis and Parker Trusty made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Willis didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Trusty pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Morgan County is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-9 otherwise. At the plate, Willis went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Trusty went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Trusty has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grayson Hampton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Campbell, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.

Morgan County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Magoffin County only posted an OBP of .148.

The win got Morgan County back to even at 9-9. As for Magoffin County, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-16.

Coming up, Morgan County will challenge Buckhorn at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.71 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Magoffin County, they will be playing at home against Paintsville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Hornets surely won't give up without a fight.