The Taylor County Cardinals will head out to challenge the Butler County Bears on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Taylor County beats Butler County with 18 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went the Cardinals' way against Henry County on Tuesday as they made off with an 18-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Silas Young
| 04/08/25 @ Henry County | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ Washington County | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Wayne County | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Adair County | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Glasgow | 1 |
Silas Young made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Isaac Burress looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, Taylor County got a massive performance out of Luke Hayes, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave Hayes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabe Cole, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Taylor County lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Nine must be Butler County's lucky number: they beat Gallatin County with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Bears beat the Wildcats by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-1. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Butler County pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Taylor County, their record is now 7-2.
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