The Nelson County Cardinals will challenge the Seneca Red Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Nelson County's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Seneca has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Nelson County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Bethlehem 14-0. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
A Balog
| 04/22/25 @ Bethlehem | 8 |
| 04/16/25 @ Washington County | 4 |
| 04/01/25 @ North Hardin | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs Spencer County | 7 |
| 03/19/25 @ North Oldham | 9 |
A Balog was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, E Rogers was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. C Buckman was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one run.
Nelson County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Seneca came up short against Highlands Latin on Tuesday, falling 18-7.
Nelson County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Seneca, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Nelson County's way against Seneca in their previous meeting back in April of 2017, as Nelson County made off with a 15-5 victory. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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