Baseball Recap: Heard County's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

If Heard County was riding high fresh off their 23-1 takedown of Temple last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Heard County Braves fell 8-3 to the Central Lions on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Braves of the 9-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.

Braves

Previous 5 Games

03/11/25 @ Central	3-8
03/07/25 @ Temple	23-1
03/07/25 @ Temple	14-4
03/04/25 vs Temple	12-0
02/28/25 vs Landmark Christian	3-7

With the loss, Heard County broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Central, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.

Coming up, Heard County will head out to take on Bowdon at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Central, they will welcome Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Central's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Heritage's hitters will have their work cut out for them.