The Anderson County Bearcats will face off against the Bardstown Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Anderson County is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Anderson County fell victim to Lafayette and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Generals, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Bardstown ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Hart County 6-5. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by just one run.
Bardstown saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Nalley, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Nalley is becoming a predictor of the Tigers' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 3-15-1 when he doesn't). Colton Metcalfe was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Anderson County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-18. As for Bardstown, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-16-1 record this season.
Anderson County was able to grind out a solid win over Bardstown when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 5-1. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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