Houston County is on a seven-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Hickman County a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Houston County Fighting Irish will take on the Hickman County Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, Houston County came up short against Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central and fell 8-3.
Houston County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Kizer, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Hickman County had just enough and edged East Hickman County out 8-7 on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Aiden Spigelmyre, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Jonmichael Lewis was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Houston County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Hickman County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
Houston County suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Hickman County in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Can Houston County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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