Baseball Game Preview: Clarksville Wildcats vs. Montgomery Central Indians

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2025, 12:01am

Baseball Preview: Clarksville Wildcats vs. Montgomery Central Indians

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04/24/25 @ McCracken County4
04/22/25 @ Montgomery Central9
04/21/25 vs Beech10
04/18/25 @ Clarksville Academy10
04/17/25 vs Green Hill5
+ 27 more games

Clarksville is on a 14-game streak of home wins, while Montgomery Central is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wildcats will welcome the Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Clarksville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.

Clarksville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: McCracken County, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Clarksville was ranked first). The Wildcats came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 4-1 on Thursday.

Clarksville got a great performance from Braden Taylor as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kayden Pledger, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Meanwhile, Montgomery Central suffered their closest defeat since April 7th on Thursday. They fell just short of Dickson County by a score of 6-4.

Montgomery Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Ramey, who went 1-for-3 with one run.

Clarksville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Montgomery Central, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.

Montgomery Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Clarksville has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .460. It's a different story for Montgomery Central, though, as they've only averaged .330. Will they be able to contain Clarksville's hitters?

Everything went Clarksville's way against Montgomery Central in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as Clarksville made off with a 9-3 victory. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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