John Hardin is 1-8 against Larue County since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The John Hardin Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Larue County Hawks at 6:00 p.m.
John Hardin lost 12-2 to Fairdale on Friday. John Hardin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Samara Neal made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Larue County put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Caverna an 18-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Larue County.
Isabelle Hayes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hayes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Erin Hornback was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Phoenix Bell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
John Hardin's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-11. As for Larue County, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.
John Hardin might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Larue County in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hayes, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that John Hardin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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