The West Jessamine Colts will head out to face off against the Boyle County Rebels at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, West Jessamine didn't have quite enough to beat Campbell County and fell 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Colts have lost by just one run.
Ryan Disponett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Gabe Galus also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Boyle County suffered their closest defeat since May 16, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Washington County by a score of 4-2. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Commanders recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Boyle County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blayne Kenney, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for West Jessamine and nudges their season record down to 1-9-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Boyle County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Jessamine has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Boyle County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Jessamine couldn't quite finish off Boyle County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can the Colts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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