Crestview was the 1-0 winner over Harrison County when they last played one another back in March of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Crestview Bulldogs fell 5-2 to the Harrison County Thorobreds on Saturday. Crestview has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brandon Kopp made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Harrison County's side, they got a great performance from Braxton Grubb as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Eli Phelps came in to relieve Grubb and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his two innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jashon Lewis was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cliffy Mcllvain, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Crestview's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Harrison County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Crestview will be playing at home against Sayre at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crestview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Sayre's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Harrison County, they will head out on the road to challenge Gulf Breeze at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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