Softball Game Preview: Daviess County Panthers vs. Hancock County Hornets

By Team Reports May 5, 2026, 4:44am

Softball Preview: Daviess County Panthers vs. Hancock County Hornets

Daviess County is 7-1 against Hancock County since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Panthers will challenge the Hornets at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Hancock County's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Daviess County hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand Ohio County a 15-0 shutout on Thursday.

Lilah Morris

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/30/26 @ Ohio County4
04/23/26 vs Owensboro2
04/21/26 @ Owensboro Catholic2
04/25/26 vs Male1
04/25/26 @ Eastern1

Lilah Morris was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Brylyn Boswell also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Daviess County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in seven consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Hancock County made easy work of Breckinridge County on Monday and carried off a 10-0 win. The Hornets haven't had any issues with the Fighting Tigers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Hancock County got a massive performance out of Bella Bryant, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Audrey Carnes was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.

Daviess County's record is now 23-2. As for Hancock County, their record now sits at 15-9.

Hancock County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Daviess County has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .508. It's a different story for Hancock County, though, as they've only averaged .365. Will they be able to contain Daviess County's hitters?

Everything went Daviess County's way against Hancock County when the teams last played back in May of 2023, as Daviess County made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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