The Hardin Hornets will challenge the West Fork Gators at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Hardin took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Coldspring-Oakhurst, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Hardin skirted past Coldspring-Oakhurst 7-6. While the Hornets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lleyton Berry
| 02/28/25 vs Coldspring-Oakhurst | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs West Hardin | 2 |
| 02/23/24 vs Evadale | 2 |
| 02/20/25 vs Jasper | 1 |
| 02/20/25 vs West Orange-Stark | 1 |
Hardin's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lleyton Berry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Berry a new career-high in hits (three). Kolten Bishop was another, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, West Fork won against Tarkington on Thursday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. West Fork beat Coldspring-Oakhurst by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Gators as they're now sitting on three straight.
The win made it two in a row for Hardin and bumps their season record up to 8-1. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for West Fork, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Hardin might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from West Fork in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Hardin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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