Lexington had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Lexington has won by just one run.
Not much got past Jackson Burton, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Ashley Ridge off the board. Burton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Lexington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Ashley Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-13.
Lexington will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ashley Ridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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