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| 03/21/25 - Away | 12-5 W |
| 03/28/24 - Home | 15-0 W |
| 02/23/24 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 04/08/22 - Home | 8-3 W |
| 02/28/22 - Away | 13-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hardee has gone a perfect 10-0 against DeSoto County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Wildcats will welcome the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Hardee is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since March 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Sebring by a score of 10-8.
Kirstyn Faulkner was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. Marti Edenfield was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, DeSoto County had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 14-13 W against Ida Baker. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win DeSoto County has posted since April 5, 2024.
Anna Harvey was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Layla Morales, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
DeSoto County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.
DeSoto County pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Hardee, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Hardee's way against DeSoto County when the teams last played back in March, as Hardee made off with a 12-5 victory. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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