Baseball Recap: Gallatin County Hawks vs. Hardin County Cougars
Gallatin County lost against Hardin County back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Gallatin County Hawks fell 7-2 to the Hardin County Cougars. Gallatin County has not had much luck with Hardin County recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Kaden Downen was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Downen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Downen was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Downen wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grant Jackson, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Talan Smith, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Gallatin County's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Hardin County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Gallatin County will be playing at home against Crab Orchard at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gallatin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Hardin County, they will take on Chester on Saturday. Chester is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Hardin County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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