The Hardin County Cougars will take on the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hardin County will be strutting in after a victory while Zeigler-Royalton will be coming in after a defeat.
Hardin County's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Pope County 12-0. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Zeigler-Royalton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mt. Vernon.
Zeigler-Royalton got a good showing from Eli Garver, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Garver a new career-low.
Hardin County has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Zeigler-Royalton, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-9.
Hardin County might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Zeigler-Royalton in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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