Softball Preview: East Jessamine Jaguars vs. Mercer County Titans
East Jessamine is 9-1 against Mercer County since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Jessamine Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mercer County Titans at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Things were looking good for East Jessamine after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Woodford County by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that East Jessamine has lost by just one run.
Natalie Alimento was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Emily Searcy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mercer County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 12-4 to West Jessamine.
This is the second loss in a row for East Jessamine and nudges their season record down to 15-11. As for Mercer County, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
East Jessamine was able to grind out a solid win over Mercer County when the teams last played last Tuesday, winning 8-4. Will East Jessamine repeat their success, or does Mercer County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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