Baseball Game Preview: Macon County Tigers vs. Clay County Bulldogs

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Previous Games

03/20/25 - Away	13-3 W
04/12/24 - Home	8-7 W
03/21/24 - Away	9-1 W
04/24/23 - Home	11-1 W
04/26/22 - Home	5-2 W
+ 5 more games

Macon County is a perfect 10-0 against Clay County since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Macon County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

On Wednesday, Macon County came up short against White House and fell 11-7. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Eli Carver was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clay County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Trousdale County 6-4.

The team relied heavily on Aiden Keen, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Clay County's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Macon County, their loss dropped their record down to 17-12.

Clay County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Macon County has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .442. It's a different story for Clay County, though, as they've only averaged .346. Will they be able to contain Macon County's hitters?

Macon County took their win against Clay County in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 13-3 score. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.