The Larue County Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Elizabethtown Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Larue County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Larue County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Campbellsville, who was ranked 25th at the time (Larue County was ranked 20th). The Hawks blew past the Eagles 6-0 on Monday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matches by six runs or more this season.
Cole Miller
| 05/12/25 @ Campbellsville | 6 |
| 04/21/25 vs Campbellsville | 6 |
| 04/15/25 @ Hart County | 5 |
| 04/01/25 @ Woodford County | 7 |
Not much got past Cole Miller, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Campbellsville off the board. Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lucas Thompson, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Dekker Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Larue County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Campbellsville struck out six times.
Meanwhile, Elizabethtown beat Meade County 5-2 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Larue County has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Elizabethtown, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-10.
Larue County came out on top in a nail-biter against Elizabethtown when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team 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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