Ohio County hasn't had much luck against Owensboro recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Eagles will take on the Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. Ohio County is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Ohio County proved they can win big on Monday (they won by seven) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Butler County 2-0. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Not much got past Parker Westerfield, who gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Butler County off the board.
On the hitting side, Collin Bullock was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Owensboro). They blew past Hancock County 14-6 on Wednesday. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Ohio County's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Owensboro, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Ohio County suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Owensboro in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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