Illinois High School Baseball - Pope County defeats Gallatin County
April 7, 2023: Golconda, IL 62938 Spectators at Friday's league battle between the Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL) and the visiting Gallatin County Hawks (Junction, IL), saw Pope County's baseball squad knock off Gallatin County by a count of 13-8.
Coming up next, the Pirates play the Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats (Galatia, IL) in a battle, on Tuesday, April 11. Pope County will attempt to move on its 3-5 season record. The Bearcats enter the battle with a 4-5 record after their 2-1 league loss to Hardin County (Elizabethtown, IL).
The Hawks now possess a 1-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Carrier Mills-Stonefort for a Greater Egyptian battle on Tuesday, April 11. Gallatin County will play a Wildcats squad coming off a 10-9 league loss to Crab Orchard (Marion, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-5.