Bardstown extended their losing streak to 11 on Thursday, dropping them down to 4-16. They came up short against the Nelson County Cardinals, falling 8-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-1 on Tuesday.
As for Nelson County, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The result was nothing new for Nelson County, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
For Nelson County's part, Austin Balog made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Balog has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs. He has become a key player for Nelson County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-8 otherwise.
In other batting news, Trey Sparrow was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Bryant, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
While Bardstown had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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