The Henderson County Colonels will head out on the road to square off against the Daviess County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Henderson County is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Henderson County didn't have quite enough to beat Union County and fell 2-1.
Cole Thompson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Henderson County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Thompson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Daviess County made easy work of Butler County on Thursday and carried off an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Daviess County.
Cameron Rickard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rickard was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Weston Lawrence looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Ranburger, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Toby Morris was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Henderson County's loss dropped their record down to 10-24. As for Daviess County, they now have a winning record of 16-15.
Henderson County suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Daviess County when the teams last played back in April. Can Henderson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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