Hopkins County Central is 1-9 against Union County since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Storm will venture away from home to take on the Braves at 5:30 p.m. Hopkins County Central has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hopkins County Central lost 11-1 to Butler County on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Union County). They had just enough and edged out Hardin County 14-12.
Will Bolden was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Union County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 9-15 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Garrett Shouse, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Hopkins County Central's loss dropped their record down to 8-19. As for Union County, their victory bumped their record up to 12-16.
Hopkins County Central couldn't quite get it done against Union County in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 9-4. Can the Storm avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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