West Jessamine and Mercer County are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The West Jessamine Colts will be playing at home against the Mercer County Titans at 9:00 p.m. on Monday. West Jessamine's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Mercer County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
West Jessamine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Male, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (West Jessamine was ranked 18th). West Jessamine fell just short of Male by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. West Jessamine's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Mercer County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Somerset on Monday. Mercer County walked away with an 11-8 win over Somerset.
West Jessamine's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-7. As for Mercer County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season.
West Jessamine took their victory against Mercer County in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 12-4. Will West Jessamine repeat their success, or does Mercer County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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