Lexington Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Mercer County Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lexington Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Mercer County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lexington Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: West Jessamine, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Lexington Catholic was ranked 17th). Lexington Catholic put the hurt on West Jessamine with a sharp 13-1 win on Monday. Lexington Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mercer County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 17-2 to Henry Clay.
Mercer County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Doughty, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Lexington Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 19-11. As for Mercer County, their loss dropped their record down to 16-18.
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