Baseball Preview: Harlan Green Dragons vs. Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs
The Harlan Green Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Harlan will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Harlan can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. They blew past Betsy Layne 15-5.
Chris Rouse and Jake Brewer did most of the damage at the plate: Rouse scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Brewer scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Luke Luttrell was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hazard came up short against Paintsville on Monday and fell 7-4. Hazard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harlan pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Hazard, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Harlan suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Hazard in their previous matchup back in March. Can Harlan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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