Illinois High School Baseball - Pope County loses to Hardin County
April 19, 2022: Elizabethtown, IL 62931 The Pope County Pirates baseball team (Golconda, IL), was overwhelmed 19-1 in Tuesday's league outing with the host Hardin County Cougars (Elizabethtown, IL)
The Cougars now hold a 6-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Fairfield for a non-league outing on Wednesday, April 20. Hardin County will confront a Mules team coming off a 15-12 non-league loss to North Clay/Clay City (Louisville, IL). The Mules record now stands at 3-6.
With the defeat, Pope County falls to 1-5 on the season. The Pirates host Galatia (Galatia, IL) to battle the Bearcats in a Greater Egyptian test on Friday, April 22. The Bearcats come into the test with a record of 5-1. Galatia won 8-3 in their recent non-league test against Agape Christian (Energy, IL)