Boyd County has won 13 straight games at home, while Johnson Central has won 13 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Lions will welcome the Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Boyd County had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Mercer County on Saturday. The Lions put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 12-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Johnson Central came out on top against Letcher County Central on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run second inning. The Golden Eagles were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Cougars.
Johnson Central is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Boyd County, their victory bumped their record up to 24-5.
Boyd County beat Johnson Central 8-5 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Lions 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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