North County Defeats West County 7-2 to Return to .500

Bonne Terre, Mo. (KFMO) - North County pitcher Kyle Straughn pitched 7 innings of 2-run ball on Thursday, helping the Raiders defeat the West County Bulldogs 7-2 in Bonne Terre.

North County (3-3) got the scoring started in the bottom of the 1st, plating 3 runs on 6 hits, all of which were singles. The Raiders then increased that lead to 4-0 after the bottom of the 3rd.

West County (4-1-1) got back to within 2 runs in the the top of the 5th after Alex Hogan hit a 2-RBI double to right field. However, North County answered back with another run in the bottom half of that inning, before adding their final 2 runs in the 6th following two Bulldog errors. West County went down in the top of the 7th, giving North County its 3rd win of the 2025 season.

Straughn took the win for North County, pitching all 7 innings, striking out just 1 batter but keeping the ball on the ground. Julian Thebeau took the loss for West County, pitching 3 innings and giving up 4 earned runs.

Broadcast Schedule

Friday, April 25:
6:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
Saturday, April 26:
12:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
Sunday, April 27:
11:30a, NHL, Rnd 1 Game 4: Winnipeg @ St. Louis
12:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
Monday, April 28:
4:00p, Base: Festus @ North County
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
Tuesday, April 29:
4:00p, Base: Fredericktown @ Ste. Genevieve
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
Wednesday, April 30:
4:00p, Base: Farmington @ Valle Catholic
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
TBD, NHL, Rnd 1 Game 5: St. Louis @ Winnipeg
Thursday, May 1:
10:45a, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
4:00p, Base: Ste. Genevieve @ Valle Catholic
Friday, May 2:
4:00p, Base: Festus @ Farmington
6:20p, MLB: New York (N) @ St. Louis*
TBD, NHL, Rnd 1 Game 6: Winnipeg @ St. Louis
Saturday, May 3:
12:20p, MLB: New York (N) @ St. Louis*
Sunday, May 4:
12:20p, MLB: New York (N) @ St. Louis*
TBD, NHL, Rnd 1 Game 7: St. Louis @ Winnipeg
Monday, May 5:
5:50p, MLB: Pittsburgh @ St. Louis*
TBD, Base: MAAA Conference Tournament
Tuesday, May 6:
5:50p, MLB: Pittsburgh @ St. Louis*
TBD, Base: MAAA Conference Tournament
Wednesday, May 7:
11:20a, MLB: Pittsburgh @ St. Louis*
TBD, Base: MAAA Conference Tournament
Thursday, May 8:
TBD, Base: MAAA Conference Tournament
Friday, May 9:
4:50p, MLB: St. Louis @ Washington*
TBD, Base: MAAA Conference Tournament
Saturday, May 10:
2:10p, MLB: St. Louis @ Washington*
TBD, Base: MAAA Conference Tournament
Sunday, May 11:
11:40a, MLB: St. Louis @ Washington*
Monday, May 12:
4:50p, MLB: St. Louis @ Philadelphia*
Tuesday, May 13:
4:50p, MLB: St. Louis @ Philadelphia*
Wednesday, May 14:
11:10a, MLB: St. Louis @ Philadelphia*
Friday, May 16:
5:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Kansas City*
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