The Leslie County Eagles will square off against the Harlan County Black Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Leslie County will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Leslie County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Knox Central on Monday as they made off with a 15-5 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Peyton Turner
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Leslie County got a massive performance out of Peyton Turner, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Turner has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Maddi Coots, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI.
Leslie County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.
Meanwhile, Harlan County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 19-1 to Allen County-Scottsville.
Harlan County's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Leslie County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
Leslie County came up short against Harlan County when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-3. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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