Crab Orchard can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hardin County Cougars a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Crab Orchard.
Jada Hatton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Hatton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Hatton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Crab Orchard got a big performance out of Kayden Glover, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Chelsi Miskelley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
On Hardin County's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracyn Smith, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Crab Orchard pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.1 runs per game. As for Hardin County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Crab Orchard will play host again on Friday to welcome Hamilton County, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hamilton County: 4, Crab Orchard: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hardin County, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m. on May 7th.
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