Greenwood is 7-1 against Barren County since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Greenwood Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Barren County Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Greenwood is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Greenwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Bowling Green, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Greenwood was ranked fifth). Greenwood walked away with an 8-3 victory over Bowling Green on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Barren County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Warren East out 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Barren County.
Skylar Potter looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Barren County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Harris, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Harris is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Greenwood's record is now 14-1. As for Barren County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Greenwood was able to grind out a solid win over Barren County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenwood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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