Baseball Game Preview: Rockcastle County Rockets vs. Clay County Tigers

The Rockcastle County Rockets will venture away from home to challenge the Clay County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rockcastle County has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Rockcastle County lost 21-11 to Somerset on Monday. The Rockets haven't had much luck with the Briar Jumpers recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Phoenix Pittman

Runs

04/22/25 @ Casey County	3
03/28/25 vs Clay County	3
04/28/25 @ Somerset	2
04/17/25 vs Southwestern	1
04/07/25 @ Boyle County	1
+ 3 more games

Phoenix Pittman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Rockcastle County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-10 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Carson Carrera, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Clay County owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Leslie County with a sharp 8-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won eight in a row.

Clay County's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Rockcastle County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.

Rockcastle County came out on top in a nail-biter against Clay County in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.