Baseball Game Preview: George Rogers Clark Cardinals vs. Scott County Cardinals

George Rogers Clark will square off against Scott County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. George Rogers Clark is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

On Thursday, George Rogers Clark made easy work of Montgomery County and carried off a 9-2 victory. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.

Haddon Cecil

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/17/25 @ Montgomery County	5
04/07/25 vs Campbell County	4
04/12/25 vs Woodford County	3
04/01/25 @ University	2

George Rogers Clark got a great performance from Haddon Cecil as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. The dominant performance also gave Cecil a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Abe Mullins, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Abrahm Howard, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

George Rogers Clark hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Scott County faced Sayre in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Cardinals fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 7-6.

Scott County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Arden, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. Will Rose was another, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

George Rogers Clark's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Scott County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.

George Rogers Clark might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Scott County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can George Rogers Clark avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.