Softball Game Preview: Nelson County Cardinals vs. Bardstown Tigers

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Previous Games

03/24/25 - Home	15-5 W
05/02/24 - Home	15-0 W
03/14/24 - Away	15-0 W
05/03/23 - Away	11-0 W
05/02/22 - Away	8-2 W
+ 5 more games

Nelson County is 8-2 against Bardstown since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Nelson County will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

Nelson County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Thomas Nelson 15-0. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Aaralynn Boblitt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jorja Bartley also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Boblitt wasn't the only one making solid contact: Nelson County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Bardstown's offense. They lost 18-0 to Bethlehem on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Nelson County's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bardstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Bardstown's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Nelson County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .357. It's a different story for Bardstown, though, as they've only averaged .207. Will they be able to contain Nelson County's hitters?

Everything went Nelson County's way against Bardstown in their previous meeting back in March, as Nelson County made off with a 15-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.