Hardin County dropped their record down to 4-7 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the Crab Orchard Trojans, falling 9-1. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Hardin County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Macey Martin, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
As for Crab Orchard, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road. They haven't had any issues with Hardin County recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
On Crab Orchard's side, Drew Besheres spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up seven Ks. Besheres has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Halle Ashmore was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Stapleton, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs.
Hardin County has already played their next match (against Shawnee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Crab Orchard, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 6-0 win against Galatia/Thompsonville on the 24th.
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