Baseball Game Preview: Central Hardin Bruins vs. Lexington Catholic Knights

The Central Hardin Bruins will venture away from home to take on the Lexington Catholic Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Central Hardin's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.

On Saturday, Central Hardin beat North Oldham 12-7.

Central Hardin got a great performance from Chase Higdon as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Higdon a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

Devin Hubbard

Runs

04/11/25 @ Fort Knox	3
03/29/25 vs Bethlehem	3
04/12/25 vs North Oldham	2
04/01/25 vs St. Charles East	2
04/12/25 vs Owensboro	1
+ 3 more games

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Devin Hubbard, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Central Hardin is undefeated when Hubbard posts two or more runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Briley Whelan was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Lexington Catholic sidestepped Citizens Christian Academy for a 3-1 win.

Will Mischel looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.

At the plate, Lexington Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Lusardi, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.

The victory got Central Hardin back to even at 8-8. As for Lexington Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Central Hardin has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lexington Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Central Hardin might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Lexington Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Can the Bruins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.