The Harrison County Thorobreds/Fillies will venture away from home to challenge the Nicholas County Bluejackets at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harrison County has 11 straight wins, Nicholas County has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Harrison County beats Nicholas County with 12 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Thorobreds/Fillies were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over Bishop Brossart on Tuesday. The Thorobreds/Fillies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Nicholas County's offense. They fell 5-0 to Pendleton County on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Bluejackets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Nicholas County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Robinson, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Harrison County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-2-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Nicholas County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Harrison County skirted past Nicholas County 7-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thorobreds/Fillies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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