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| 05/14/25 - Away | 12-0 W |
| 04/17/25 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 03/22/24 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 04/13/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/11/22 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hardin County is 8-2 against Pope County since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cougars will square off against the Pirates at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hardin County has four straight victories, Pope County has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hardin County had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Galatia/Thompsonville on Thursday. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Bearcats. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Braxton Martin was a standout: he got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryden Banks, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Hardin County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Galatia/Thompsonville only posted an OBP of .345.
Meanwhile, Pope County suffered their closest loss since May 22, 2025 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Galatia/Thompsonville by a score of 3-1.
Pope County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Bucher, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one double.
Pope County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Hardin County, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Hardin County got the 'W' when the teams last played back in May of 2025 against Pope County by a conclusive 12-0 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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