The Hickman County Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Harpeth Indians at 4:30 p.m. Harpeth took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hickman County, who comes in off a win.
Hickman County is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Houston County with a sharp 11-1 victory on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Jonmichael Lewis, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ruger Totty was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Harpeth's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 10-5 to Northwest.
Hayden Penrod made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Perry, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Hickman County's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11. As for Harpeth, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7.
Hickman County came up short against Harpeth when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Penrod, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Now that Hickman County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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