Baseball Game Preview: Crittenden County Rockets vs. Fort Campbell Falcons

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Previous Games

03/16/24 - Home	11-0 W
03/16/24 - Home	17-1 W
04/01/23 - Home	17-2 W
04/01/23 - Home	17-2 W
03/25/23 - Away	17-1 W
+ 3 more games

Crittenden County has gone a perfect 8-0 against Fort Campbell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Crittenden County Rockets will challenge the Fort Campbell Falcons at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Thursday, Crittenden County came up short against Union County and fell 12-7. The loss continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with the Braves: they've now lost six in a row.

Crittenden County got a good showing from Jake Rich, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, Eli Lovell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Quinn Summers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Fort Campbell fell victim to University Heights and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Blazers, falling 15-0. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Crittenden County's record now sits at 1-1. As for Fort Campbell, their record now sits at 0-2.

Everything went Crittenden County's way against Fort Campbell when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Crittenden County made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crittenden County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.