Frederick Douglass has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on Great Crossing at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Frederick Douglass: 4, Great Crossing: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Frederick Douglass is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Lexington Catholic, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Frederick Douglass was ranked 16th). Frederick Douglass narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lexington Catholic 6-4.
Forde Cruse tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Jeremiah Lowe was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Leighton Harris was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Great Crossing stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let Western Hills onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Great Crossing sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Frederick Douglass pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Great Crossing, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Everything went Frederick Douglass' way against Great Crossing when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Frederick Douglass made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Frederick Douglass have another victory up their sleeve, or will Great Crossing turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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