Softball Preview: East Hardy Cougars vs. Tucker County Mountain Lions
East Hardy and Tucker County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The East Hardy Cougars will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Tucker County Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. East Hardy will be strutting in after a victory while Tucker County will be coming in after a defeat.
East Hardy will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Luray on Wednesday. East Hardy put the hurt on Luray with a sharp 15-9 win. East Hardy's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Tucker County was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Philip Barbour.
East Hardy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 1-7. As for Tucker County, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
East Hardy suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Tucker County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can East Hardy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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