Frederick Douglass owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Henry Clay Blue Devils by a score of 5-0. This was a revenge game for Frederick Douglass, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Martin Vander Plaats's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Frederick Douglass saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Junior Harris, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Frederick Douglass is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Henry Clay, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
Frederick Douglass will head out on the road to face off against West Jessamine at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Jessamine is on a 12-game streak of home wins, Frederick Douglass a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Henry Clay will take on Scott County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scott County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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