Softball Game Preview: Bell County Heads Out

By Team Reports May 17, 2024, 2:14am

Softball Preview: Bell County Bobcats vs. Harlan County Black Bears

Bell County is 2-8 against Harlan County since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bell County Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Harlan County Black Bears at 5:30 p.m.

Bell County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against McCreary Central on Thursday. They lost 12-0 to the Raiders. Bell County just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row.

Bell County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayda Boateng, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Harlan County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Knox Central out 5-4.

Bell County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-15. As for Harlan County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13-1 record this season.

Bell County might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Harlan County in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can Bell County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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