Baseball Game Preview: Henderson County Colonels vs. Owensboro Catholic Aces

The Henderson County Colonels will head out on the road to take on the Owensboro Catholic Aces at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Henderson County has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Madisonville-North Hopkins hit Henderson County with a ten-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Colonels came up short against the Maroons, falling 14-7. Surprisingly, this marked the Colonels' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Jaxson Kellen

Hits Against

05/02/25 vs Madisonville-North Hopkins	0
04/28/25 @ McLean County	1
04/18/25 vs Lyon County	2
04/12/25 vs Evansville Harrison	2
03/08/25 vs Murray	1

Henderson County got a good showing from Jaxson Kellen, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kellen has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Maxton Meadows and Reed Clark did some serious damage despite the final result: Meadows got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one double and one RBI, while Clark went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those RBI marked the first that Clark has brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Corben Throgmorton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.

Owensboro hit Owensboro Catholic with a four-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Aces lost 7-1 to the Red Devils. The Aces have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Owensboro Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Hood, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Henderson County's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Owensboro Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.

Henderson County might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Owensboro Catholic when the teams last played back in March. Can the Colonels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.