West Jessamine lost to Henry Clay last Saturday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The Colts narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Blue Devils 5-4. That's two games straight that the Colts have won by just one run.
Ben Hershey looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of West Jessamine's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 1-8-1 when he doesn't).
Gabe Galus
| 04/08/25 vs Henry Clay | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Campbell County | 1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Franklin County | 1 |
| 04/16/24 vs Burgin | 1 |
| 03/23/24 @ Greenup County | 1 |
At the plate, West Jessamine's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Galus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Galus a new career-high. Hayden Brock was another, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
West Jessamine's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9-1. As for Henry Clay, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season.
West Jessamine will have a chance to go back-to-back against Henry Clay: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
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