Clay has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Southview Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Clay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Clay sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Perkins.
Lucas Hagemann tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alec Sutton, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brock Fussell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while it was Southview who put the first points on the board on Saturday, it was St. Francis de Sales who put up more. Southview took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Francis de Sales. Southview has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Clay's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 21-5. As for Southview, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
Clay beat Southview 10-7 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Clay repeat their success, or does Southview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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