Softball Game Preview: Perry County Central Commodores vs. Leslie County Eagles

By Team Reports Mar 28, 2025, 11:13pm

Softball Preview: Perry County Central Commodores vs. Leslie County Eagles

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Previous Games

04/23/24 - Away15-0 W
03/14/24 - Home15-0 W
04/24/23 - Home10-0 W
03/27/23 - Away20-0 W
04/25/22 - Home7-1 W
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Perry County Central is a perfect 10-0 against Leslie County since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. Perry County Central will host Leslie County at 6:00 p.m. Perry County Central will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

On Friday, Perry County Central made easy work of Springboro and carried off a 9-2 win. Considering the Commodores have won five games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Jossie Mullins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits.

At the plate, Mikayla Shepherd was a standout: she scored a run while going 3-for-4. Ashlyn Dixon was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leslie County). They walked away with a 10-7 victory over Floyd Central on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won three in a row.

Kennedy Maggard looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.

On the hitting side, Leslie County got a big performance out of Autumn Roberts, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Royce Osborne, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.

Leslie County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Perry County Central's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Leslie County, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.

Leslie County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Perry County Central has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .473. It's a different story for Leslie County, though, as they've only averaged .280. Will they be able to contain Perry County Central's hitters?

Everything went Perry County Central's way against Leslie County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Perry County Central made off with a 15-0 win. Will Perry County Central repeat their success, or does Leslie County has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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