After three games on the road, Hamilton County is heading back home. They will take on the Fairfield Mules at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Thursday, Hamilton County came up short against Flora and fell 4-1. Hamilton County has struggled against Flora recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Fairfield's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Carmi-White County.
Fairfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Harrelson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hamilton County's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Fairfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Hamilton County suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Fairfield when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fairfield's Talon Hixenbaugh, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Hamilton County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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