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| 04/23/25 - Home | 9-2 W |
| 04/09/24 - Away | 19-4 W |
| 05/20/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 8-1 W |
| 04/11/23 - Home | 9-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hardin County has gone a perfect 10-0 against Crab Orchard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Cougars will face off against the Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Hardin County's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Crab Orchard's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hardin County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Gallatin County just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 4-3.
Hardin County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kase Fulkerson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Crab Orchard came up short against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield on Tuesday and fell 11-7.
Brody Watts was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Crab Orchard is 2-1 when Watts posts two or more runs, but 3-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Travelstead, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Hardin County's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Crab Orchard, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Hardin County got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2025 against Crab Orchard by a conclusive 9-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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