Baseball Game Preview: Harlan Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 3:25am

Baseball Preview: Harlan Green Dragons vs. Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars

The Harlan Green Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Harlan is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.

Harlan will bounce into Friday's match after beating Letcher County Central, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Harlan walked away with a 4-1 victory over Letcher County Central on Wednesday.

Baylor Varner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Varner has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Varner was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.

In other batting news, Chris Rouse was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2.

Harlan's win bumped their record up to 20-10. As for Letcher County Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.

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