Fairfield hasn't had much luck against North Clay/Clay City recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Mules will be playing in front of their home fans against North Clay/Clay City at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Fairfield 3.7, North Clay/Clay City 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Clay/Clay City will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Fairfield extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Mules' pitcher stepped up to hand Hamilton County a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Mules have won by exactly three runs.
Not much got past Ian Puckett, who gave up just three hits to keep Hamilton County off the board.
Tallen Hixenbaugh
| 04/17/25 vs Hamilton County | 3 |
| 04/16/25 vs Salem | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Hamilton County | 2 |
| 04/09/25 @ Cisne | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ Edwards County | 1 |
On the hitting side, Tallen Hixenbaugh was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Clay/Clay City). Everything went their way against Woodlawn on Friday as they made off with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for North Clay/Clay City, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Keegan Sullens looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Collin Schnepper and Jack Compton did most of the damage at the plate: Schnepper went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI, while Compton got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Ian Jones was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
North Clay/Clay City hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive contests.
North Clay/Clay City is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Fairfield, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
