The Central Hardin Bruins will square off against the Bethlehem Eagles/Banshees at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Central Hardin will be strutting in after a victory while Bethlehem will be coming in after a loss.
If Central Hardin beats Bethlehem with nine runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Central Hardin came out on top against Breckinridge County by a score of 9-6 on Friday. That looming 9-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bruins yet this season.
Brady Copelin looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in May of 2024.
Caleb Irwin
| 03/28/25 vs Breckinridge County | 3 |
| 05/13/24 @ Male | 2 |
| 03/27/25 @ North Hardin | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Elizabethtown | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Adair County | 1 |
At the plate, Caleb Irwin was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Chase Price was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three contests, Bethlehem finally came back down to earth on Friday. They came up short against Campbellsville, falling 7-0. The Eagles/Banshees' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The win made it two in a row for Central Hardin and bumps their season record up to 3-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only 5.29 in the others. As for Bethlehem, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Central Hardin took their victory against Bethlehem in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Central Hardin repeat their success, or does Bethlehem has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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