West Jessamine had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Burgin Bulldogs a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for West Jessamine, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ethan Wilkins looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ben Hershey was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Poor, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
West Jessamine's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Burgin, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Jessamine will take on Paul Laurence Dunbar at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Burgin, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against McCreary Central at 1:00 p.m.
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