Baseball Recap: Hays Comes Up Short

Thursday just wasn't the day for Hays's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clay Center Tigers on Thursday. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Hays' defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Clay Center, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.

Hays and Clay Center should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings. The Indians (ranked tenth) will meet Dodge City (ranked 116th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Clay Center will take on Abilene on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (32 vs. 90).