Baseball Preview: Livingston Lions vs. Hardin-Jefferson Hawks
The Livingston Lions will be playing at home against the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Livingston has six straight wins, Hardin-Jefferson has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Livingston earned an 8-5 victory over Hamshire-Fannett.
Karter Nelson and Jordan Bush made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Nelson tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Bush struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Nelson scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Bush scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caiden Vickery, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jordan Husson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hardin-Jefferson came up short against Hargrave on Friday and fell 5-1.
Livingston's win bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Hardin-Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10-1.
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