
Raiders
04/01/25 vs Caverna | 27 |
04/01/25 vs Caverna | 25 |
03/26/25 @ John Hardin | 16 |
03/14/25 vs Bardstown | 9 |
03/22/25 vs Edmonson County | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hart County). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Caverna Colonels a 27-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Colonels recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Ethan Booher made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hart County got a massive performance out of Austin Martin, who went 4-for-6 with three stolen bases, six RBI, and three runs. Those three runs gave Martin a new career-high. Bryson Huff was another key player, going 4-for-5 with six RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
Hart County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .694. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Hart County pushed their record up to 6-6-1 with the victory, which was their third 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 Caverna, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4-1.
Looking ahead, Hart County will challenge Grayson County at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Caverna, they will head out on the road to face off against Whites Creek at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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