Baseball Preview: Jenkins Cavaliers vs. Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars
Jenkins is 0-6 against Letcher County Central since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Jenkins Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Letcher County Central is hoping to do on Monday what Grundy couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Jenkins' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Jenkins sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Grundy.
John Addington made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Addington has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Addington was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Addington wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase McNeely, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Letcher County Central didn't have quite enough to beat Prestonsburg on Saturday and fell 2-1. Letcher County Central has not had much luck with Prestonsburg recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jenkins' win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Letcher County Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Jenkins might still be hurting after the 21-2 loss they got from Letcher County Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Will Jenkins have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
