Hardin County lost against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Hardin County Cougars fell just short of the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals by a score of 3-2. Hardin County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Whitlee Fricker put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Fricker has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Fricker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Reagan Banks was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Like Hardin County, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield also got a great game from a two-way player: Sydnee Sauls. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Sauls was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Sauls wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Ray, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. Avery Black was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Hardin County now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Hardin County will be playing in front of their home fans against Crab Orchard at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hardin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Grayville at 4:30 p.m. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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