Baseball Game Preview: Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs vs. Shelby Valley Wildcats

By Team Reports May 14, 2025, 12:36am

Baseball Preview: Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs vs. Shelby Valley Wildcats

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The Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs are taking a road trip to face off against the Shelby Valley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hazard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Shelby Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Hazard is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Knott County Central.

Trace Kincaid made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Akemon, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Shelby Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Lawrence County on Tuesday and fell 4-3. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Hazard's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Shelby Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.

Hazard came out on top in a nail-biter against Shelby Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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