Baseball Recap: Clay County Comes Up Short

Clay County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against South Laurel, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Tigers fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 6-4 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since March 29, 2025.

Clay County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8. As for South Laurel, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 11-9.

Coming up, Clay County will take on Perry County Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Commodores have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. As for South Laurel, they will face off against Corbin at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.