Leslie County is 0-10 against Hazard since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Leslie County Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs at 7:30 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.
Last Tuesday, Leslie County didn't have quite enough to beat Pineville and fell 3-2.
Leslie County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Royce Osborne, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Hazard fell victim to Clay County and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which Hazard was not able to get on the board.
Leslie County's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Hazard, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 23-4.
Leslie County suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Hazard when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hazard's Peyton Fields, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Leslie County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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