The Western Hills Wolverines will venture away from home to take on the Carroll County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Hills has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 31.
Frankfort hit Western Hills with a four-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wolverines fell 10-7 to the Panthers.
Cameron Robinson was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Harlan Comer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Asher Gatewood, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Carroll County and Owen County had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Panthers took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rebels on Thursday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Luke Taylor made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Western Hills' record now sits at 5-15-1. As for Carroll County, their record is now 9-7.
Western Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Carroll County in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, sneaking past 8-7. Do the Wolverines have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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