Baseball Game Preview: Fort Knox Eagles vs. Green County Dragons

The Fort Knox Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Green County Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Knox is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

On Thursday, Fort Knox came up short against John Hardin and fell 7-3.

Eli Ortega

Stolen Base

04/17/25 vs John Hardin	1
04/15/25 @ North Hardin	2
04/14/25 vs Hart County	2

Eli Ortega was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Ortega was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, Rayand Diaz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Green County). They put the hurt on Hart County with a sharp 23-8 win on Thursday. With that victory, the Dragons brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.

Hayden Blakeman was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with five runs, three doubles, and three RBI. Those three doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Larson Matney, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with five RBI and one double.

Green County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Fort Knox's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Green County, the win got them back to even at 6-6-2.

Fort Knox might still be hurting after the 15-5 loss they got from Green County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.