Lee County extended their losing streak to ten on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 5-17 in the process. They lost 15-5 to the Powell County Pirates. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, with their most recent loss being a 4-0 defeat two weeks ago.
As for Powell County, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-16. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games.
For Powell County's part, Carter Poe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Poe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Powell County is 4-1 when Poe posts two or more stolen bases, but 10-15 otherwise.
In other batting news, Drew Miller was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Ramsey, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
As of now, neither Lee County nor Powell County have any future games scheduled.
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