Baseball Game Preview: Clay County Bulldogs vs. Jackson County Blue Devils

Clay County and Jackson County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Clay County came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 14-4 to Macon County.

Reece Adams

Runs Batted In

04/24/25 @ Macon County	3
04/14/25 @ Pickett County	3
04/01/25 vs Clarkrange	3
03/13/25 vs Livingston Academy	1

Reece Adams was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Clay County is 2-1 when Adams posts three or more RBI, but 6-12 otherwise.

Meanwhile, Jackson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Monterey, falling 14-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Jackson County's loss dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Clay County, they dropped their record down to 8-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Clay County might still be hurting after the 18-8 loss they got from Jackson County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Bulldogs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.