Harlan County is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Middlesboro a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Harlan County Black Bears will look to defend their home field against the Middlesboro Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Harlan County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Middlesboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Harlan hit Harlan County with a four-run third inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Black Bears took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Green Dragons.
Harlan County got a good showing from Maddy Fields, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those two hits allowed gave Fields a new career-low.
Meanwhile, Middlesboro came up short against Knox Central on Thursday and fell 6-3.
Middlesboro's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Harlan County, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12-1.
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