The Hardin County Cougars (Elizabethtown, IL) baseball trounced the host Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL), 12-0 in Wednesday's league challenge.

The Cougars now own a 11-7 record. They take the field next when they host Zeigler-Royalton for a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 15. Hardin County will clash with a Tornadoes team coming off a 3-0 non-league loss to Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL). The Tornadoes record now stands at 20-9.

With the defeat, Pope County drops to 7-11 on the year. The Pirates travel to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (Norris City, IL) to clash with the Fighting Cardinals in a Greater Egyptian challenge on Thursday, May 15. The Fighting Cardinals go into the challenge with a record of 2-12. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield lost 5-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Fairfield (Fairfield, IL)