The West Jessamine Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in West Jessamine's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home while Paul Laurence Dunbar has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
West Jessamine's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against East Jessamine by a score of 5-0.
Landon Davis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ben Hershey, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hayden Brock, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Paul Laurence Dunbar had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Tates Creek on Wednesday.
Carson Quenon was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Quenon was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Kotaro Nagano made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Logan Pittmon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
West Jessamine is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Paul Laurence Dunbar, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
West Jessamine came out on top in a nail-biter against Paul Laurence Dunbar in their previous matchup on Friday, sneaking past 3-2. Does West Jessamine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paul Laurence Dunbar turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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