Lexington Catholic has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Scott County Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lexington Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Scott County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lexington Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: West Jessamine, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Lexington Catholic was ranked 17th). Lexington Catholic blew past West Jessamine 13-1. Considering Lexington Catholic has won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Scott County came into Monday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Great Crossing 2-1.
Scott County got a great performance from Jack Willhite as he struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Willhite has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Scott County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Garner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Garner has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Lexington Catholic's record is now 19-11. As for Scott County, their record now sits at 22-12.
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