Baseball Recap: Hamilton County Takes a Loss

If Hamilton County was riding high fresh off their 14-2 takedown of Galatia/Thompsonville on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Foxes fell just short of the Eldorado Eagles by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. The Foxes were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 3-0.

Cohen White

Hits

04/09/26 @ Eldorado	3
03/24/26 vs Murphysboro	3
03/18/26 @ Pope County	3
04/08/26 @ Galatia/Thompsonville	2
03/23/26 @ Wayne City	1

Cohen White made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Hamilton County is 2-1 when White posts three or more hits, but 2-3-1 otherwise. Cameron Milligan also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Hamilton County's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for Eldorado, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.

Coming up, Hamilton County will take on Harrisburg at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Eldorado, they will square off against Flora at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.