Baseball Game Preview: Webster County Trojans vs. Henderson County Colonels

Webster County hasn't had much luck against Henderson County recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Colonels at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Webster County and Madisonville-North Hopkins have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Trojans took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maroons. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly five runs.

Pryce Pearcy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Dalton Hearrin also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Meanwhile, Henderson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to McLean County.

Henderson County also got a good showing from Evan Henshaw, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Henshaw has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Henderson County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Siewert, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.

Henderson County's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Webster County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.

Webster County might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Henderson County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.