Baseball Game Preview: Barren County on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 2:08am

Baseball Preview: Barren County Trojans vs. Owensboro Red Devils

The Barren County Trojans will be playing at home against the Owensboro Red Devils at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Barren County will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.

On Friday, Barren County earned a 9-5 win over Campbellsville.

Colton Wilson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Axel Dysholm was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Sutton Hyde, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Owensboro started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Daviess County. They lost 9-3 to the Panthers on Tuesday.

Barren County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Owensboro, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.

Barren County was able to grind out a solid victory over Owensboro when the teams last played back in April of 2022, winning 5-1. Will Barren County repeat their success, or does Owensboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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