The Clay Center Tigers had just enough and edged out the Hesston Swathers 9-7 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.

Hayden Cyr
| 04/14/26 vs Hesston | 3 |
| 04/11/25 @ Buhler | 3 |
Hayden Cyr was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cyr was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2025.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braden Leitzel, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Miller Coffman was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Clay Center's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Hesston, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Clay Center beat the Swathers by a score of 18-11 later that day.
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