On Friday, Lexington faced Dutch Fork in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lexington Wildcats skirted past the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes 6-5. The win was familiar territory for Lexington who now have three in a row.
Lexington got a great performance from Jackson Burton as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Burton has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Spivey, who went 3-for-3 with a home run. Jackson Cionek was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Lexington is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Dutch Fork, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8.
Lexington will be playing in front of their home fans against J.L. Mann at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lexington will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Dutch Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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