Baseball Recap: Scott County Has No Trouble Against Bryan Station

Cardinals

Margin

05/14/25 @ Bryan Station	13
05/06/25 vs Henry Clay	10
04/01/25 vs Chicago Christian	10
03/24/25 vs Montgomery County	10
04/19/25 @ Shelby County	9

Scott County had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run drubbing they dealt Bryan Station on Wednesday. The Cardinals' pitchers stepped up to hand the Defenders a 13-0 shutout. That looming 13-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cardinals yet this season.

Jack Willhite looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Rose, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Sparks, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Scott County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Scott County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bryan Station, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-18.

Looking ahead, Scott County will face off against Lexington Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cardinals 3.6, the Knights 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Bryan Station, they will venture away from home to take on East Jessamine at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.