Baseball Game Preview: Lexington Catholic Knights vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs

Knights

Runs

04/01/25 vs Paul Laurence Dunbar	6
03/26/25 vs Woodford County	1
03/24/25 @ Frederick Douglass	5
03/22/25 vs St. Henry	15
+ 6 more games

For the second straight game, Lexington Catholic will face off against Paul Laurence Dunbar. The Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lexington Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

Lexington Catholic had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Paul Laurence Dunbar on Tuesday. The Knights' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 6-0 shutout. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Lexington Catholic got a great performance from Jack Sams as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Sams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brady Wasik, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Paul Laurence Dunbar's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Lexington Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-3-1.