The East Jessamine Jaguars will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Barren County Trojans at 11:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
13 must be East Jessamine's lucky number: they beat Lincoln County with that score not once but twice last Wednesday. The Jaguars didn't even let the Patriots on the board, marking the Jaguars' second-straight 13-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Barren County entered their tilt with Pendleton County on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 13-4 win.
Lily Elmore was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. Lizzie Smith was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Barren County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Barren County pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for East Jessamine, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
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