Central of Clay County has been on the road for five straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Fayetteville Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Central of Clay County beat Ardmore by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-1.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 9-8.
Braydon Williams tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cam Hammonds was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Roland, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Central of Clay County's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Fayetteville, their win bumped their record up to 11-13.
Everything went Central of Clay County's way against Fayetteville in their previous matchup back in February of 2022 as Central of Clay County made off with a 10-1 victory. Does Central of Clay County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fayetteville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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