Baseball Recap: Clarke Central Comes Up Short

Clarke Central came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss last Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Apalachee Wildcats by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The Gladiators have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.

Sam Williams

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/12/25 @ Apalachee	2
02/25/25 @ Athens Academy	1
02/17/25 @ Athens Christian	1
02/27/24 vs Athens Academy	1
02/24/24 @ Jackson County	1

Clarke Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Williams, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Williams a new career-high.

Clarke Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Apalachee, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season.

While Clarke Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Friday.