Baseball Recap: Clements Takes a Loss

Clements lost to Elkmont back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Colts fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 10-9.

Reid Putman

Runs

02/28/26 @ East Lawrence	3
03/14/26 vs Elkmont	2
03/05/26 vs Colbert Heights	2
02/24/26 vs Shoals Christian	2
03/10/26 @ Shoals Christian	1
+ 3 more games

Cannon Lovell and Reid Putman put in work while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Lovell struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Putman tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. At the plate, Lovell went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Putman got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Putman has become a key player for Clements: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, Brady Turner and Grayson Borden did some serious damage despite the final result: Turner went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Borden got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Borden is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played.

Clements' defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Elkmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clements will face off against Rogers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Colts' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Pirates have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Elkmont, they will take on Lauderdale County at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.