Larue County is 0-10 against Green County since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Larue County Hawks will be staying on the road to face off against the Green County Dragons at 5:00 p.m. Larue County's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Green County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Larue County put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Northwest 12-3.
The team relied heavily on Payton Druen, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Laura Austin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Green County fell victim to a tough 11-5 defeat at the hands of Taylor County on Monday.
Allie Burriss and Bella Johnson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Burriss went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Johnson scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Beard, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Larue County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Green County, they dropped their record down to 4-3 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Green County's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Larue County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Green County, though, as they've been averaging only 3 per game. Will Larue County keep running through batters, or will Green County buck the trend?
Larue County came up short against Green County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Larue County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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