
Eels
04/28/25 @ Dugger Union | 26 |
05/05/25 vs South Vermillion | 23 |
05/28/25 vs Dugger Union | 17 |
04/17/25 @ North Central | 12 |
05/17/25 vs Owen Valley | 11 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Clay City walked away with it. They blew past the Bloomfield Cardinals 14-4 on Thursday. The Eels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Lizzy Sinders made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Sinders was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ellie Stoelting and Kambryn Rhodes did most of the damage at the plate: Stoelting went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Rhodes went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave Rhodes a new career-high. Karlee Smith was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
Clay City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomfield only posted an OBP of .304.
The victory was the third in a row for Clay City, bringing their record up to 18-6. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Bloomfield, they moved to 16-10 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Clay City nor the Cardinals have any future games scheduled.
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