Baseball Recap: Clay-Chalkville Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clay-Chalkville can now relate to. They came up short against the Homewood Patriots on Friday, falling 18-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Cougars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Clay-Chalkville has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 12 of their last 16 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. As for Homewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Homewood beat Clay-Chalkville by a score of 10-0 later that day.