Baseball Recap: Tates Creek Comes Up Short

If Tates Creek was feeling good fresh off their 19-8 takedown of St. Henry last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Commodores fell just short of the Lexington Christian Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The contest marked the Commodores' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Blake Jones

Base on Balls Against

03/18/25 @ Trinity	4
03/26/25 @ Eastern	3
04/01/25 @ Lexington Christian	1
03/10/25 @ West Jessamine	1

Tates Creek got a good showing from Blake Jones, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Jones also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Commodores are 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-6 otherwise.

At the plate, Owen Risalvato made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple. That triple was his first of the season.

Tates Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Lexington Christian, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 7-3.

While Tates Creek had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.