Baseball Recap: Gallatin County Has No Trouble Against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Norris City-Omaha-Enfield	15
04/15/25 @ Carrier Mills-Stonefort	15
04/09/25 vs Wayne City	15
03/20/25 @ Meridian	14
04/11/25 @ Pope County	8

Gallatin County got themselves on the board against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield on Thursday, but Norris City-Omaha-Enfield never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Fighting Cardinals with a sharp 15-0 win. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Casen Steele was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Steele was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Grant Jackson was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March of 2024. Talan Smith was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Gallatin County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norris City-Omaha-Enfield only posted an OBP of .312.

Gallatin County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.

Looking ahead, Gallatin County will be playing in front of their home fans against Crab Orchard at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks are facing the Trojans at the right time seeing as the Trojans are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, they will head out on the road to take on Elverado at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Falcons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.31 runs per game on average), something the Fighting Cardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of.