The Leslie County Eagles will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Belfry Pirates at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Leslie County didn't have quite enough to beat Corbin and fell 4-3. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Redhounds recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Leslie County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Shepherd, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Belfry unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Sherman by a score of 8-6 on Thursday.
Zachary Fite put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fite was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Everything went Leslie County's way against Belfry in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, as Leslie County made off with a 19-7 win. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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