Friday just wasn't the day for Pope County's offense. They came up short against the Gallatin County Hawks on Friday, falling 8-0. The Pirates were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hawks earlier this season, when they won 4-1.
Pope County's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-6. As for Gallatin County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pope County will head out to challenge North Clay/Clay City on Saturday. North Clay/Clay City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Pope County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gallatin County, they are taking a road trip to take on Carrier Mills-Stonefort at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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