Softball Recap: Hardin County Cougars vs. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals
Hardin County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals 5-4. This was payback for Hardin County, who suffered a 15-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Gracyn Smith was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Reagan Banks, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Norris City-Omaha-Enfield's side, Madeline Fulkerson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-1 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Elise Hortin, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
The win got Hardin County back to even at 4-4. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-7.
Hardin County will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Galatia/Thompsonville at 4:30 p.m. Hardin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, they will be playing at home against Pope County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pope County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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