In the ongoing battle for first place, Letcher County Central beat Knott County Central this week, 10-6 on May 3, 2012.
Letcher County Central leads District 53 with a 5-0 record, and has an overall record of 20-8.
Knott County Central trails the Cougars by just 2.00 games in the league standings, which means there could have a new first-place team by next week.
Cordia's pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only 34 hits and 26 walks, both of which led the league. The Lions have given up a mere 175 hits on the year in addition to compiling 177 strikeouts.
Matt Lucas is the leader in that category with 72 Ks on the season.
Cordia, the league leader in stolen bases this season with 97, added to its lead in that category with 16 more steals over the past week. Manager Joel Melton is giving his players opportunities to steal, and
Josh Mullins has racked up a team-high 38 stolen bases for the Lions.
Cordia's Lucas finished his week with six hits, tops in the league. His 21 hits for the year are second in the league, and he boasts a .300 batting average.
