After flying high against Hardin County last Tuesday, Crab Orchard came back down to earth. The Crab Orchard Trojans' rough 12-6 loss to the Hamilton County Foxes on Friday might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Crab Orchard in their matchups with Hamilton County: they've now lost three in a row.
Halle Ashmore was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Payton Cook, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Crab Orchard's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Hamilton County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
Crab Orchard will head out on the road to take on Sesser-Valier/Waltonville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Crab Orchard is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season. As for Hamilton County, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Fairfield at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Hamilton County's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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