The Barbourville Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Leslie County Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Barbourville came up short against Harlan and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, Leslie County put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Somerset Christian with a sharp 10-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Leslie County.
David Brock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rylan Simpson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Caden Caldwell, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Barbourville's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Leslie County, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 20-11.
Barbourville suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Leslie County in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Simpson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Now that Barbourville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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