Mercer County is 1-9 against East Jessamine since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mercer County Titans will head out on the road to square off against the East Jessamine Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Mercer County is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 12-4 to West Jessamine.
Meanwhile, while it was East Jessamine who put the first points on the board on Tuesday, it was Woodford County who put up more. East Jessamine fell just short of Woodford County by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that East Jessamine has lost by just one run.
Natalie Alimento was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Emily Searcy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Mercer County's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for East Jessamine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11.
Mercer County came up short against East Jessamine when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 8-4. Can Mercer County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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