The Metcalfe County Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the Greenwood Gators at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Metcalfe County came up short against Adair County and fell 7-2. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Greenwood faced St. Xavier in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Gators' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 3-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
Greenwood pushed their record up to 21-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Metcalfe County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Metcalfe County might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Greenwood in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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