Grant County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of the Christian County Colonels. If the Braves were looking for revenge after losing 10-0 to the Colonels when the teams met back in May of 2016, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Seth Tucker
| 04/28/26 vs Simon Kenton | 4 |
| 05/02/26 vs Christian County | 1 |
| 03/19/26 vs Owen County | 1 |
Seth Tucker and Luke Durnell were huge no matter where they played even without the win. Throwing, Tucker didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Durnell tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Tucker has become a key player for Grant County: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 10-11 otherwise. At the plate, Tucker went 2-for-5 with three RBI and one double, while Durnell got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base.
In other batting news, James Ely was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Grant County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Christian County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-14.
Looking ahead, Grant County will square off against Hazard at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Christian County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Henderson County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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