Hamilton County dropped to 9-6 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Bell Bulldogs by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-2 two weeks ago.
Tucker Flynn put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Those two hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double.
Flynn wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cadan Hall, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Chance Johnson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
As for Bell, they now have a winning record of 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
Like Hamilton County, Bell also got a great game from a two-way player: Jackson Philman. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Philman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs. He has become a key player for Bell: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dean Glass, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Bell is 3-1 when Glass posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-5 otherwise. RJ Leffler was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Coming up, Hamilton County is taking a road trip to challenge Georgia Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Generals have averaged an impressive 11.4 runs per game this season. As for Bell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bronson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season.
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