Estill County beat Powell County this week, 8-2, in a matchup of the league's top two teams on Tuesday.
Powell County sits in first place in District 56 at 9-0 (36-12 overall).
Estill County (18-17, 4-2) has won seven games in a row, the league's longest active win streak. In the past week, the Engineers won another three games, including a 5-3 victory over Wolfe County and an 8-2 win over Powell County.
Estill County boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks. The Engineers' pitchers have been charged with only zero hits and have struck out 23 batters.
Jacob Tuttle is tops on the staff with 12 Ks.
Trent Sparks led the league with seven hits this week for Estill County. On the season, he's hitting .667 and ranks second in the league with eight hits.
Trent Sparks went 4-4 as Estill County defeated Wolfe County 5-3 on Monday.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Monday 8am PST each week.
