Larue County is 2-8 against Central Hardin since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Larue County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Central Hardin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Larue County fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Adair County on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 4-3.
Dekker Thomas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Meanwhile, Central Hardin wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Carson Nichols was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Central Hardin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Irwin, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run.
Larue County's record is now 20-6-1. As for Central Hardin, their record now sits at 12-16.
Everything went Larue County's way against Central Hardin in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Larue County made off with an 11-0 win. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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