After flying high against Franklin County last Wednesday, West Jessamine came back down to earth. West Jessamine fell just short of the Henry Clay Blue Devils by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 last Wednesday.
Nate Hershey
| 03/29/25 @ Henry Clay | 5 |
| 04/13/24 vs Prestonsburg | 4 |
| 04/08/24 vs Sayre | 3 |
| 05/11/24 vs Scott | 2 |
| 04/26/24 vs Paul Laurence Dunbar | 2 |
Nate Hershey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, West Jessamine saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mavrick Napier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Lucas Poor also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
West Jessamine's loss dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Henry Clay, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, West Jessamine and Henry Clay will both be playing Campbell County the next time they take the field. West Jessamine will head out to face Campbell County at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Henry Clay will play them later in the day, at 4:00 p.m.
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