The Crab Orchard Trojans will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Hardin County Cougars at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Crab Orchard's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home while Hardin County has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Crab Orchard stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Gallatin County an 18-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Crab Orchard needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Drew Besheres was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Besheres was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Crab Orchard got a massive performance out of Jada Hatton, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Kayden Glover was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Hardin County sidestepped Norris City-Omaha-Enfield for a 5-4 win.
Crab Orchard is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Hardin County, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Crab Orchard took their win against Hardin County when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 21-1. Does Crab Orchard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hardin County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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