The Southern Trojans will head out to challenge the East Jessamine Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southern took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Moore get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Bronson Taylor Jr made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Taylor Jr was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, JuJu Bates was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Diego Vallejos Espinoza, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, East Jessamine made sure to put some runs up on the board against Garrard County on Friday. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Golden Lions with a sharp 11-1 win.
East Jessamine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Southern, their record is now 16-11.
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