Baseball Recap: Larue County Takes Down Ranked Campbellsville

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Caverna	33
03/27/25 @ Bardstown	17
05/10/25 @ Atherton	16
04/03/25 @ Talawanda	16
04/14/25 @ Caverna	15

Larue County faced Campbellsville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Hawks never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Considering the Hawks have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Not much got past Cole Miller, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Campbellsville off the board. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Lucas Thompson was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Dekker Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Larue County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Campbellsville struck out six times.

Larue County is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Campbellsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-11.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Larue County will take on Elizabethtown at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hawks 2.4, the Panthers 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Campbellsville, they will square off against Bardstown at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.