The Letcher County Central Cougars will face off against the Belfry Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Letcher County Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Breathitt County a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Cougars with their most commanding win of the season.
Kelsey Bentley made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Bentley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Addison Collier was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Amirah Cook was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Belfry, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Mingo Central on Tuesday as they made off with a 10-0 win. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by eight runs or more this season.
Belfry's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Letcher County Central, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Letcher County Central skirted past Belfry 8-7 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Cougars 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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