Baseball Recap: Owen Roe can't quite lead DeSoto County over Hardee

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2024, 1:21pm

Baseball Recap: DeSoto County Bulldogs vs. Hardee Wildcats

DeSoto County lost against Hardee back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The DeSoto County Bulldogs fell just short of the Hardee Wildcats by a score of 2-1.

DeSoto County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Roe, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

On Hardee's side, Casen Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.

DeSoto County's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Hardee, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-6.

DeSoto County will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Placid at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. DeSoto County has given up an average of 7.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Hardee, they will head out on the road to face off against IMG Academy Gold at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (IMG Academy Gold: 2.8, Hardee: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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