Clinton hasn't had much luck against Northwest Rankin recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Clinton Arrows will head out to face off against the Northwest Rankin Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Clinton will be strutting in after a victory while Northwest Rankin will be coming in after a loss.
Clinton will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Newton County, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Everything went Clinton's way against Newton County on Saturday as Clinton made off with a 15-5 win.
Phillip Burchfield looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he also gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024.
| 02/15/25 vs Newton County | 4 |
| 04/03/24 vs Terry | 3 |
| 03/23/24 vs Vicksburg | 3 |
| 04/16/24 @ Brookhaven | 2 |
| 04/04/24 @ Terry | 2 |
At the plate, Josef Walker and Ethan Dodson did most of the damage at the plate: Walker scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Dodson went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Chad Bates, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Northwest Rankin's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Madison Central on Friday.
Northwest Rankin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Scott, who went a perfect2-for-2 with one stolen base.
Clinton came up short against Northwest Rankin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 3-0. Can Clinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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