The Tates Creek Commodores will challenge the West Jessamine Colts at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Jessamine took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tates Creek, who comes in off a win.
Tates Creek took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over Greenup County.
Carter Gilliam
| 05/09/25 vs Greenup County | 7 |
| 04/18/25 vs Breathitt County | 5 |
| 05/04/24 vs Raceland | 4 |
| 03/25/25 @ Somerset | 3 |
| 05/11/24 vs Simon Kenton | 3 |
Tates Creek got a great performance from Carter Gilliam as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Gilliam a new career-high.
At the plate, Tates Creek's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Jackson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Jackson also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Another was Finley Insko, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, West Jessamine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 5-1 to Scott County.
Tates Creek pushed their record up to 11-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for West Jessamine, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-24.
Tates Creek was able to grind out a solid win over West Jessamine in their previous matchup back in March, winning 10-5. Do the Commodores have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Colts turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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