Tucker County is 1-9 against East Hardy since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tucker County Mountain Lions will be playing at home against the East Hardy Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Tucker County is is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They suffered a rough 17-9 loss at the hands of Philip Barbour.
Meanwhile, East Hardy stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Northern with a sharp 16-3 win. While fans of East Hardy might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
MASON HAMILTON made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. HAMILTON was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played.
In other batting news, East Hardy got a massive performance out of EVAN HAMILTON, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. HAMILTON is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now hit three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was BRANDON JONES, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI.
Tucker County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for East Hardy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Tucker County might still be hurting after the 18-3 loss they got from East Hardy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Tucker County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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