Gallatin County is 9-1 against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Fighting Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Gallatin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Gallatin County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Hardin County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Hawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Talan Smith
| 04/16/25 vs Hardin County | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ Meridian | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Carrier Mills-Stonefort | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ Crab Orchard | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Gallatin County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talan Smith, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Smith is becoming a predictor of the Hawks' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Casen Steele also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield didn't have quite enough to beat Cobden on Wednesday and fell 6-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Fighting Cardinals in their meetings with the Appleknockers: they've now lost three in a row.
Javan Garrett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Gallatin County's record now sits at 6-6. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, their record is now 2-6.
Gallatin County took their victory against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 12-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks 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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