West Lauderdale is 6-1 against Enterprise since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The West Lauderdale Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Enterprise Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Lauderdale entered their tilt with Northeast Lauderdale with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Trojans onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday.
West Lauderdale got a great performance from Carter Horton as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, West Lauderdale let Leeds Jenkins and Cannon Graham loose on the outfield. Jenkins scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Graham got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and a triple. Carson Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Enterprise's way against Kemper County on Tuesday as Enterprise made off with an 18-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Enterprise.
Ike McKelvain looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ridge Jackson was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Brody Smith, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
West Lauderdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Enterprise, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
West Lauderdale came up short against Enterprise in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Thankfully for West Lauderdale, Cooper Galyean (who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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