Baseball Game Preview: North Hardin Trojans vs. Elizabethtown Panthers

The North Hardin Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Elizabethtown Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

North Hardin came out on top against Fort Knox on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fourth inning. The Trojans never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Thomas Lirot

Runs

04/30/25 @ John Hardin	5
04/15/25 vs Fort Knox	3
04/14/25 @ Fairdale	3
05/01/25 @ Fort Knox	2
04/11/25 vs John Hardin	2
+ 9 more games

North Hardin got a massive performance out of Thomas Lirot, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The Trojans are undefeated when Lirot posts two or more runs, but 6-15 otherwise. Colin Hamilton was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

North Hardin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.

Meanwhile, Elizabethtown came tearing into Friday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Rebels.

Elizabethtown pushed their record up to 25-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for North Hardin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-15.

North Hardin suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Elizabethtown in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.