The Taylor County Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the West Jessamine Colts at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Taylor County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Taylor County can't be too worried about heading out to take on West Jessamine: they just beat Holy Cross at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Taylor County came out on top against Holy Cross by a score of 7-4 on Monday.
Caeden Patterson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hayden Jones, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Garrett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Jessamine faced Lexington Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. West Jessamine lost 13-1 to Lexington Catholic.
West Jessamine also got a good showing from Charley Cross, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Aubrey Kearns made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Taylor County's win bumped their record up to 19-2-1. As for West Jessamine, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-7-1.
Taylor County came up short against West Jessamine when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Taylor County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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