On Friday, Taylor County faced Bowling Green in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Taylor County Cardinals fell just short of the Bowling Green Purples by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Taylor County has lost by just one run.
Taylor County got a good showing from Caeden Patterson, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Patterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Luke Hayes was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
This is the second loss in a row for Taylor County and nudges their season record down to 15-2-1. As for Bowling Green, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 25-4.
Taylor County will be playing at home against Breckinridge County at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Taylor County will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak alive. As for Bowling Green, they will head out on the road to square off against Warren East at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Warren East will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Bowling Green surely won't give up without a fight.
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