Barren County faced Bowling Green in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Trojans fell just short of the Purples by a score of 5-4. The Trojans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Purples earlier this season, when they won 9-6.
Axel Dysholm was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Barren County's loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-8. As for Bowling Green, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-10.
Looking ahead, Barren County will head out on the road to square off against Taylor County at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 3.8, the Cardinals 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Bowling Green, they will be playing at home against Apollo at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Purples' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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