Baseball Recap: Letcher County Central Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Letcher County Central entered their tilt with Jenkins on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cavaliers a 16-0 shutout. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 11 runs or more this season.

Andrew Little

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/09/25 vs Jenkins	3
03/24/25 @ Pikeville	2
03/25/25 vs Leslie County	1
03/19/25 @ Powell County	1
03/18/25 vs Breathitt County	1

Andrew Little was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, Kolby Watts was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Dylan Eldridge was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Letcher County Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .686. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Letcher County Central pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Jenkins, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

Looking ahead, Letcher County Central will face off against Harlan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Green Dragons have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Jenkins, they will take on East Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.