The Bluegrass United Bluehawks will venture away from home to square off against the Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bluegrass United has given up an average of 9.9 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Bluegrass United lost 13-5 to Christian Educational Consortium on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bluehawks in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Bailey Hawkins put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Hawkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Hawkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caeden Brothers, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Paul Laurence Dunbar suffered their closest loss since March 14th on Friday. They fell just short of Frederick Douglass by a score of 4-2.
Bluegrass United's record now sits at 1-6. As for Paul Laurence Dunbar, their record is now 5-5.
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