Tates Creek is 8-2 against Henry Clay since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tates Creek Commodores will stay at home for another game and welcome the Henry Clay Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Tates Creek after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Male by a score of 5-4. The loss continues a trend for Tates Creek in their matchups with Male: they've now lost three in a row.
Tinley Easton made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Kacey Cline was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Henry Clay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They lost 14-5 to Frederick Douglass.
Abby Watts-Claunch was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Tates Creek's loss dropped their record down to 13-19. As for Henry Clay, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-22.
Tates Creek skirted past Henry Clay 5-4 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Henry Clay's Ella Smith, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tates Creek still be able to contain Smith? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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