Baseball Recap: Central of Clay County Makes It Four in a Row at Home

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Previous 5 Games

02/19/25 - Home	12-2 W
03/28/22 - Away	18-2 W
03/07/19 - Home	14-4 W
02/29/16 - Away	12-6 W
02/28/15 - Neutral	6-0 W

Central of Clay County was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Randolph County on Wednesday. The Central of Clay County Volunteers were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Randolph County Tigers. The win continues a trend for the Volunteers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.

Kalvin Simmons made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Simmons was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other pitching news, Kaiden Glenn looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Taylor Boyd was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Eli Harris, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Central of Clay County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Randolph County only posted a batting average of .000.

Central of Clay County pushed their record up to 2-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs over those games. As for Randolph County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.

Coming up, Central of Clay County will look to defend their home field on Friday against Valley at 4:00 p.m. Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Central of Clay County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Randolph County, they are taking a road trip to challenge Horseshoe Bend at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Randolph County is facing Horseshoe Bend at the right time seeing as Horseshoe Bend is stuck on a four-game losing streak.