Middlesboro had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-17 to make it 11. They came up short against the Harlan Green Dragons, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Green Dragons this season, with their most recent defeat being a 12-0 loss back in April.
As for Harlan, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For Harlan's part, Chris Rouse was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Rouse has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Freyer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one double.
As of now, neither Middlesboro nor Harlan have any future games scheduled.
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