Lexington is 0-10 against West Davidson since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lexington Yellowjackets will head out on the road to square off against the West Davidson Dragons at 6:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lexington is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 32nd straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 16-3 to Thomasville.
Colin Oconnell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brandon Richardson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Davidson scored first but ultimately less than East Davidson in their game on Friday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles. West Davidson has not had much luck with East Davidson recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
West Davidson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Lowe, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Lowe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for West Davidson, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lexington has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like West Davidson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lexington suffered a grim 23-1 defeat to West Davidson when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Davidson's Jon Brady Edwards, who went 5-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Now that Lexington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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