The Leslie County Eagles are taking a road trip to  challenge the Whitley County Colonels  at 12:00  p.m.  on Saturday. The  teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Leslie County has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Whitley County will arrive with three straight  wins.
Leslie County lost  10-4 to Hazard on Wednesday.
  Royce Osborne was cooking despite her team's loss,   going 2-for-4 with one  home run, three  RBI,  and one  stolen base.  Lauren Osborne also deserves some recognition as  she  got her first  hits of the season.
Meanwhile, Whitley County got the win against Lynn Camp  on Friday by a conclusive  18-8.
 Cami Price was a standout: she scored four  runs and  stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Those  four  runs gave  her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was  Payton Hurst, who  went 3-for-4 with three  RBI, two  runs,  and one  triple.
 Whitley County  kept the outfield on their toes and  finished the game with 16  hits. That's a new  trend for them: they were averaging 4.9  hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.8.
 Whitley County's victory was  their third straight at home, which  pushed their record up to 7-10. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14 runs. As for Leslie County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
 Everything went Leslie County's way against Whitley County in their previous matchup  back in March of 2017, as Leslie County made off with  an  11-0 win. Will the Eagles repeat their success,  or do  the Colonels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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