The East Jessamine Jaguars will challenge the Southern Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Jessamine will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Garrard County on Friday. The Jaguars blew past the Golden Lions 11-1.
Meanwhile, Southern had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Moore a 13-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Bronson Taylor Jr made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing 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. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Andy Brito was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
East Jessamine is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Southern, their win bumped their record up to 16-11.
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