The Fort Knox Eagles will square off against the Hart County Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
16 must be Fort Knox's lucky number: they beat Fort Campbell with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Eagles beat the Falcons by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-12. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Hart County made easy work of Gallatin County on Thursday and carried off an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ethan Booher and Zak Wilson made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Booher pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Wilson tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Booher has become a key player for Hart County: the team is 4-1-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. At bat, Booher went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI, while Wilson scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Those four stolen bases gave Wilson a new career-high.
In other batting news, Hart County let Austin Martin and Bryson Huff run wild. Martin scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Huff scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Hart County is 4-1-1 when Martin posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-7 otherwise. Brayden Minor was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Hart County has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Knox, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-6.
Fort Knox suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Hart County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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