Temple had lost seven straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 7-15 to make it eight. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Haralson County Rebels. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rebels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 on September 11th.
As for Haralson County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games.
For Haralson County's part, the result came thanks to Kirby Harris's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Haralson County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maleya Brown, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Temple will face off against rival Heard County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Haralson County is set to take on their familiar foe Model at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rebels 3.1, the Blue Devils 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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