Baseball Game Preview: Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars vs. Cordia Lions

Letcher County Central has gone a perfect 10-0 against Cordia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. Letcher County Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Cordia at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Letcher County Central's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Cordia has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Letcher County Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Leslie County on Tuesday as Letcher County Central made off with a 12-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars / Lady Cougars in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won eight in a row.

Keaton Maggard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Maggard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, Quentin Williams was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Clay Hall, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Letcher County Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leslie County only posted an OBP of .316.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Cordia faced off against Betsy Layne on Friday. Cordia lost 23-1 to Betsy Layne.

Letcher County Central's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Cordia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Cordia's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Letcher County Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Cordia, though, as they've only averaged .071. Will they be able to contain Letcher County Central's hitters?

Letcher County Central took their victory against Cordia in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 16-1. Will Letcher County Central repeat their success, or does Cordia has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.