Baseball Preview: North Clay/Clay City vs. Marissa/Coulterville Meteors
North Clay/Clay City will head out on the road to take on the Marissa/Coulterville Meteors on Saturday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Thursday just wasn't the day for North Clay/Clay City's offense. They suffered a rough 12-0 loss at the hands of Carmi-White County on Thursday. North Clay/Clay City just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Marissa/Coulterville had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Valmeyer on Thursday. Marissa/Coulterville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marissa/Coulterville got a good showing from Evan Ranck, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Marissa/Coulterville got a big performance out of Jack Stewart, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rhett Fritsche, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Marissa/Coulterville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valmeyer only tossed two.
North Clay/Clay City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Marissa/Coulterville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
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