Hardee had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against the DeSoto County Bulldogs on Tuesday by a score of 6-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That's more bragging rights for Hardee, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Casen Smith tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Ryland Beumel was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On DeSoto County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hagen Bryan, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, DeSoto County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Hardee's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for DeSoto County, they dropped their record down to 0-10 with that loss, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Hardee is on the road again on Tuesday to play Frostproof at 7:30 p.m. Hardee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Frostproof's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for DeSoto County, they will head out on the road to take on Mulberry at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. DeSoto County has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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