There's no place like home for West Jessamine, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the East Jessamine Jaguars a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. This was a revenge match for West Jessamine, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-2 loss when these two played last Monday.
West Jessamine got a great performance from Landon Davis as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Davis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ben Hershey was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Longhofer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
West Jessamine pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for East Jessamine, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
West Jessamine will be playing at home against Paul Laurence Dunbar at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. West Jessamine's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Paul Laurence Dunbar's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Jessamine, they will head out on the road to face off against Woodford County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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