The Elizabethtown Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Breckinridge County Fighting Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Elizabethtown 3.5, Breckinridge County 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Elizabethtown's win against Nelson County wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Cardinals 4-2. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won four in a row.
Breckinridge County not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 24th (when they won 7-0). They blew past Grayson County 8-1. Considering the Fighting Tigers have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Chase Hardesty made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lance Poole, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Miller, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Breckinridge County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Elizabethtown, their record now sits at 26-9.
Elizabethtown came out on top in a nail-biter against Breckinridge County in their previous matchup back in May of 2018, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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