The Letcher County Central Cougars will face off against the Johnson Central Golden Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Letcher County Central has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Johnson Central will arrive with six straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when Letcher County Central faced off against Shelby Valley on Thursday. The Cougars took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
Letcher County Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolby Watts, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Johnson Central got themselves on the board against Prestonsburg on Thursday, but Prestonsburg never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Blackcats with a sharp 10-0 victory. Considering the Golden Eagles have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Johnson Central pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Letcher County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Letcher County Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Johnson Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2018, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Golden Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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