Danville is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Colbert County a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Danville Hawks will host the Colbert County Indians at 4:30 p.m.
Danville came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Sheffield by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Hawks have suffered since March 30, 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Colbert County). They blew past Covenant Christian 19-7 on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Wesley Chaney and Brody King made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Chaney pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, King pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February of 2024. At the plate, Chaney scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while King went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was King's first of the season.
In other batting news, Isaih Carpenter was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Greyson Owens, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Danville's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Colbert County, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Danville skirted past Colbert County 4-2 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Danville repeat their success, or does Colbert County has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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