Baseball Preview: Taylor County Cardinals vs. Nelson County Cardinals
Taylor County is 3-0 against Nelson County since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Taylor County Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Nelson County Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Taylor County's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Nelson County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Taylor County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Adair County (and have done all season long). Everything went Taylor County's way against Adair County on Thursday as Taylor County made off with an 8-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Taylor County.
Ryan Grubbs looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gabe Cole, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cole McLean, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Nelson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a tough 13-2 loss at the hands of Campbellsville.
Nelson County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Rogers, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Taylor County's win bumped their record up to 12-0-1. As for Nelson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Taylor County took their victory against Nelson County in their previous matchup back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 9-3. Will Taylor County repeat their success, or does Nelson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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