Baseball Recap: Altamont Indians vs. North Clay/Clay City
Altamont won against Nokomis last Monday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Altamont Indians narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past North Clay/Clay City 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Altamont.
Dillan Elam spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaidyn Miller was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Stuemke, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Altamont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for North Clay/Clay City, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10-1.
Altamont didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-4 win vs. Cisne on the 26th. As for North Clay/Clay City, they will be playing at home against Valmeyer at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Valmeyer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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