The Clay County Panthers will take on the Scott Skyhawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Clay County easily dispatched Braxton County on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Clay County fell just short of Buffalo by a score of 3-1 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Scott made easy work of Independence on Thursday and carried off a 14-4 victory.
Louden White made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jason Ferrell, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter McClung, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Scott always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Scott has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-1-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. Clay County's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
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