The Hickman County Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Houston County Fighting Irish at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Hickman County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, Hickman County had just enough and edged East Hickman County out 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Aiden Spigelmyre, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonmichael Lewis, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Houston County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 8-3 to Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central.
Houston County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Kizer, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Hickman County's win bumped their record up to 3-11. As for Houston County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Hickman County took their victory against Houston County in their previous matchup back in April of 2018 by a conclusive 9-0. Will Hickman County repeat their success, or does Houston County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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