The Colbert County Indians will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Hatton Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Colbert County is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight games dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Tharptown. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Indians have suffered since March 11, 2025.
Brody King put in work no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. King was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Owens, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hatton fell victim to Decatur and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Red Raiders by a score of 2-0.
Hatton's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Colbert County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Colbert County might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Hatton in their previous meeting back in February of 2025. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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