Bluegrass United is 0-3 against Western Hills since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bluegrass United Bluehawks will look to defend their home field against the Western Hills Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. Bluegrass United will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Wednesday, Bluegrass United needed a bit of extra time to put away Berea. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pirates and snuck past 10-9.
Meanwhile, Western Hills scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Frankfort Christian Academy 16-1. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Western Hills with their most commanding win of the season.
Noah Morris looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chris Clark, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Owen Woodson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Bluegrass United's victory bumped their record up to 6-14. As for Western Hills, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15.
Bluegrass United couldn't quite finish off Western Hills in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clark, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Bluegrass United 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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