Baseball Game Preview: Scott County Cardinals vs. Henry Clay Blue Devils

Cardinals

Runs

05/06/25 vs Henry Clay	10
05/05/25 @ Paul Laurence Dunbar	2
05/02/25 @ Tates Creek	4
04/28/25 vs Grant County	3
04/23/25 vs Frederick Douglass	6
+ 19 more games

For the second straight game, Scott County will face off against Henry Clay. The Cardinals are taking a road trip to face off against the Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Scott County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Scott County had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Henry Clay on Tuesday. The Cardinals never let the Blue Devils get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their two-run performance the game before.

Scott County got a great performance from Jack Willhite as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Willhite has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Justin Stevenson was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Keagan Hurt, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Scott County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Scott County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Henry Clay, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.