Baseball Preview: Clay County Tigers vs. Southwestern Warriors
The Clay County Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Southwestern Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Clay County might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-3 to Breathitt County, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Southwestern owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Rockcastle County 1-0. That's two games straight that Southwestern has won by just one run.
Southwestern's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Brock, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Clay County dropped their record down to 15-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Southwestern, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-17 record this season.
Clay County couldn't quite finish off Southwestern in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Will Clay County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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