The Holy Cross Cougars will square off against the North Hardin Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Holy Cross managed to slip by Campbellsville the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Cougars lost 9-1 to the Eagles on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Holy Cross saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Lanham, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was Lanham's first of the season.
Larue County hit North Hardin with a four-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Trojans came up short against the Hawks, falling 12-4. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly eight runs.
Holy Cross has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 13 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for North Hardin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
Holy Cross was able to grind out a solid victory over North Hardin in their previous matchup back in April of 2016, winning 6-2. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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