Softball Game Preview: Adair County Indians vs. Taylor County Cardinals

Adair County is 1-9 against Taylor County since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Indians are taking a road trip to face off against the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Adair County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Metcalfe County on Tuesday as they made off with a 16-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their one-run performance the game before.

Jade Waggner made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Gracie Gist

Runs (Career)

05/13/25 vs Metcalfe County	4
03/28/25 vs Caverna	3
04/17/25 @ Green County	2
04/01/25 @ Russell County	2
03/10/25 vs Green County	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Gist, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Allee Campbell, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.

Adair County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meade County typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Taylor County proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Green Waves 9-8.

Taylor County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Adair County, their record now sits at 8-12.

Adair County might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Taylor County in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.