On Saturday, Eastern faced West Jessamine in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eastern Eagles came out on top against the West Jessamine Colts by a score of 6-3. The victory was familiar territory for Eastern who now have three in a row.
Landon Waugh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Shee, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Carroll, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On West Jessamine's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Nickell, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7-1 record this season. As for West Jessamine, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-6.
Eastern will head out on the road to challenge Central Hardin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Jessamine, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 4-4 tie vs. Scott on the 11th.
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