Pope County fell victim to Hardin County and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Cougars, falling 12-0. The Pirates have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Pope County's record is now 7-11. As for Hardin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7-1 record this season.
Pope County will square off against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Pirates are facing the Fighting Cardinals at the right time seeing as the Fighting Cardinals are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Hardin County, they will host Zeigler-Royalton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Tornadoes' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Cougars' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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