Enterprise's hitters rose to the challenge against a Knights pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.63 points allowed on Saturday. The Enterprise Bulldogs skirted past the West Lauderdale Knights 10-9. The win was nothing new for Enterprise as they're now sitting on three straight.
The team relied heavily on Ridge Jackson, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jayce Gunn, who scored two runs while going 4-for-6.
On West Lauderdale's side, Jacob Wooten made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Shirley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Enterprise has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for West Lauderdale, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4.
Enterprise will take on McLaurin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Enterprise knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully McLaurin likes a good challenge. As for West Lauderdale, they will head out on the road to take on Clarkdale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Lauderdale's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Clarkdale's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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