The Corbin Redhounds will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Jessamine Colts at 12:00 p.m. in their first game on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Corbin comes in on eight and West Jessamine on three.
Last Tuesday, Corbin was able to grind out a solid victory over South Laurel, taking the game 4-1.
Meanwhile, West Jessamine owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Sayre 2-0.
Landon Davis led a balanced Colts bullpen and tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, West Jessamine saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Peters, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base. Eli Nickell was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Corbin's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs per game. As for West Jessamine, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Corbin was able to grind out a solid win over West Jessamine in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 4-0. Will Corbin repeat their success, or does West Jessamine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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