Baseball Game Preview: Clay-Chalkville Cougars vs. Pinson Valley Indians

For the second straight game, Clay-Chalkville will face off against Pinson Valley. The Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clay-Chalkville will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Clay-Chalkville and Pinson Valley meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Cougars never let the Indians get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

EJ Thomason made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Clay-Chalkville is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-13 otherwise. Thomason was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Semaj Snow

Runs (Career)

04/08/25 @ Pinson Valley	4
02/18/25 @ Minor	2
03/22/25 @ Shades Valley	1
03/07/25 @ Leeds	1
03/01/25 @ Oneonta	1

In other batting news, Clay-Chalkville let Dorian Daniel and Semaj Snow run wild. Daniel scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Snow scored four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave Snow a new career-high. Another player making a difference was D'Marques Kendrick, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

Clay-Chalkville's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-14. As for Pinson Valley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-22.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Clay-Chalkville has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Pinson Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.