Softball Game Preview: Hardin County Tigers vs. Adamsville Cardinals

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03/07/25 - Home	2-4 L
04/26/24 - Home	3-2 W
03/15/23 - Home	13-0 W
04/27/22 - Home	12-0 W
03/30/22 - Away	18-3 W
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Hardin County is 7-2 against Adamsville since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Hardin County is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Tuesday. Hardin County came up short against Lexington, falling 8-2.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Adamsville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Scotts Hill a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted since March 7th.

Not much got past Sophie Edwards, who gave up just three hits to keep Scotts Hill off the board. Edwards has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Adamsville's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Grace Belton, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Adamsville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for Hardin County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Hardin County couldn't quite finish off Adamsville in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.