Baseball Recap: Clinton Comes Up Short

The matchup between Clinton and Sevier County on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Clinton lost 16-4 to Sevier County. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their meetings with the Smoky Bears: they've now lost six in a row.

Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Sevier County, with the victory, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-10.

Clinton and Sevier County could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. Clinton will square off against Cotter at 5:00 p.m. on Friday down 149 places (251 vs. 102). Meanwhile, Sevier County (ranked 220th) will meet Anderson County (ranked 60th) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.