Harlan is 0-8 against Knox Central since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Harlan Green Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Knox Central Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Harlan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Harlan came up short against Perry County Central and fell 5-2. That's two games in a row now that Harlan has lost by exactly three runs.
Harlan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Moore, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Moore has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Knox Central earned an 8-3 win over Danville on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Knox Central.
Zack Carrol tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Hayden Melton and Austin Bargo did most of the damage at the plate: Melton scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Bargo scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Jeffrey Ketcham was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
This is the second loss in a row for Harlan and nudges their season record down to 19-9. As for Knox Central, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Harlan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Knox Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Harlan might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Knox Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Harlan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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