The West Jessamine Colts will head out on the road to challenge the Woodford County Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Jessamine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
West Jessamine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Montgomery County, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (West Jessamine was ranked 14th). West Jessamine fell just short of Montgomery County by a score of 6-5 on Friday.
Paige Hobgood was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Alexis Thompson was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Woodford County can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Spencer County a 12-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Woodford County as they're now sitting on three straight.
Natalie Kerr and Sophia Gannon were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Kerr tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Gannon tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kerr has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Kerr went 3-for-3 with three doubles and two RBI, while Gannon scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Madie Buntain was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Lily Slayton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
West Jessamine's defeat dropped their record down to 18-5. As for Woodford County, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. West Jessamine hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Woodford County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
West Jessamine might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Woodford County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can West Jessamine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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