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| 04/22/25 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 05/14/24 - Away | 8-12 L |
| 04/25/24 - Home | 15-0 W |
| 04/18/23 - Away | 13-3 W |
| 05/02/22 - Away | 11-5 W |
| + 5 more games |
Harlan County is 8-2 against Harlan since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Black Bears will host the Green Dragons at 5:30 p.m.
Harlan County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Bell County on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bobcats, falling 7-1.
Harlan County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aviya Halcomb, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Harlan got themselves on the board against Jenkins on Tuesday, but Jenkins never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Cavaliers with a sharp 13-0 victory. Considering the Green Dragons have won nine matchups by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jordyn Smith made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Harlan got a massive performance out of Ella Farley, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Abby Fields, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Harlan and bumps their season record up to 12-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Harlan County, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-13.
Harlan County came out on top in a nail-biter against Harlan in their previous meeting last Tuesday, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Black Bears repeat their success, or do the Green Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
