The Harlan County Black Bears will square off against the Bell County Bobcats on Monday.
Harlan County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Clay County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 17-5 to the Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Black Bears have suffered against the Tigers since March 19, 2022.
Brayden Morris
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Brayden Morris made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Harlan County: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-6-1 otherwise. Alex Creech was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Bell County owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Campbell County. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
Logan Greene made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
In other pitching news, Alex Creech looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Blake Burnett was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Brock, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Bell County's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Harlan County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
Harlan County couldn't quite finish off Bell County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can the Black Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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