The Taylor County Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the West Jessamine Colts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Taylor County had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Adair County on Tuesday. The Cardinals' pitchers stepped up to hand the Indians a 10-0 shutout. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, West Jessamine waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Golden Lions as they made off with a 9-0 win.
The result came thanks to Michaela Tate's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Addi Vahle, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Emerson Collins also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
West Jessamine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .406 or higher in three consecutive games.
Taylor County's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for West Jessamine, their record is now 11-8.
Taylor County couldn't quite get it done against West Jessamine when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 11-7. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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