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| 03/31/26 - Home | 1-21 L |
| 04/11/25 - Home | 0-8 L |
| 04/01/25 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 04/05/24 - Away | 1-8 L |
| 04/07/23 - Home | 13-8 W |
| + 5 more games |
Pope County and Gallatin County are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pirates will challenge the Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield hit Pope County with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pirates lost 10-0 to the Fighting Cardinals. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Gallatin County posted their closest victory since April 18, 2025 on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over Wayne City. The victory continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Aiden Combs, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Talan Smith, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Pope County's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Gallatin County, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pope County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Gallatin County struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pope County suffered a grim 21-1 defeat to Gallatin County when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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