West Jessamine has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Lexington Catholic Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. West Jessamine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, neither West Jessamine nor Scott could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 4-4 tie.
Meanwhile, Lexington Catholic faced Great Crossing in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Thursday. Lexington Catholic lost 11-5 to Great Crossing.
With that tie, West Jessamine's record moves to 23-6-1. As for Lexington Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-10.
West Jessamine came out on top in a nail-biter against Lexington Catholic in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 9-8. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lexington Catholic's Burkley Bounds, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will West Jessamine still be able to contain Bounds? There's only one way to find out.
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