The Central Hardin Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Barren County Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If Central Hardin beats Barren County with five runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Central Hardin won by a run and slipped past North Hardin 5-4. The win was familiar territory for Central Hardin who now have six in a row.
Brady Copelin looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kellen Brandenburg, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Gardner, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Barren County has not done well against Franklin-Simpson recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Barren County skirted past Franklin-Simpson 8-6. The victory was familiar territory for Barren County who now have three in a row.
Central Hardin has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Barren County, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-11.
Central Hardin came up short against Barren County in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barren County's Tristan Meech, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Now that Central Hardin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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