The Henry County Wildcats will take on the Western Hills Wolverines at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Henry County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Henry County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Carroll County as they made off with a 13-0 win. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Jaylan Hortenbury
| 04/30/26 vs Carroll County | 12 |
| 04/15/26 vs Owen County | 5 |
| 04/05/26 @ Taylor County | 8 |
| 03/31/26 vs Frankfort | 8 |
| 03/24/26 vs Trimble County | 12 |
Jaylan Hortenbury made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-3. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Henry County is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, Josh Shea was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Ward, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Henry County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They are 7-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Frederick Douglass hit Western Hills with a five-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wolverines lost 7-1 to the Broncos. The loss continues a trend for the Wolverines in their meetings with the Broncos: they've now lost three in a row.
Western Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-18-1. As for Henry County, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Western Hills' pitching crew better be locked in on Saturday. Henry County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. It's a different story for Western Hills, though, as they've been averaging only 0 home runs. Will they be able to keep Henry County in the park?
Henry County couldn't quite get it done against Western Hills in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 as they fell 11-8. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
