On Saturday, West Jessamine faced Woodford County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Jessamine Colts narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Woodford County Yellowjackets 2-1. That's more bragging rights for West Jessamine, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
West Jessamine saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Peters, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Woodford County's side, Collin Kemp was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
West Jessamine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Woodford County, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 17-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Jessamine will square off against Mercer County at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Woodford County, they will head out on the road to take on Franklin County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Woodford County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Franklin County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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