Hart County is 2-8 against Green County since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hart County Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Green County Dragons at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hart County will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-point they dealt Caverna on Monday. Hart County was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Caverna.
Bryson Huff made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Huff was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, Brady Goodman was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Green County came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hawks a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Green County has won by exactly two runs.
Larue County's batters probably weren't too happy with Hayden Blakeman, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up two walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drew Squires, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Hart County's win bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Green County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Hart County was able to grind out a solid victory over Green County in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 10-5. Will Hart County repeat their success, or does Green County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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