The Austin Black Bears will square off against the Hazel Green Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Austin nor Hazel Green posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
After dropping their season opener at home, Hazel Green is headed out to face a Black Bears squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Austin took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lawrence County on Thursday.
Austin got a good showing from Dillon Rains, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Austin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Harville, who went 2-for-3 with one triple.
Meanwhile, Hazel Green had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell 4-1 to Russellville on Friday.
Austin came up short against Hazel Green when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 6-1. Can Austin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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