The Assumption Rockets will head out to take on the Central Hardin Bruins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Assumption is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Saturday as neither Assumption nor Daviess County made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Rockets fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-3.
Assumption saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tia Ice, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Hardin entered their tilt with Elizabethtown on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Panthers.
Central Hardin's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-11. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Assumption, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-6.
Everything went Assumption's way against Central Hardin in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Assumption made off with a 13-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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