Saturday just wasn't the day for Owsley County's offense. They suffered a tough 15-0 loss at the hands of the Leslie County Eagles on Saturday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Owsley County in their matchups with Leslie County: they've now lost three in a row.
For Leslie County's part, Jathan Shell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Shell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on David Brock, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Baker, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Owsley County's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Leslie County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Owsley County is on the road again on Tuesday to play Powell County at 6:00 p.m. As for Leslie County, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Barbourville, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Leslie County's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Barbourville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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