The Halls Red Devils will square off against the West Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Halls' favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while West has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
If Halls beats West with 18 runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Red Devils blew past Campbell County 18-3 on Tuesday. Considering the Red Devils have won seven contests by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, West suffered their biggest defeat since April 24, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Hardin Valley Academy, falling 9-2.
West got a good showing from Isaac Hunter, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Hunter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Will Lenczynski was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Halls has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for West, their loss dropped their record down to 17-14.
Everything went Halls' way against West in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as Halls made off with a 12-1 victory. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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