If South Putnam was riding high off their 9-3 takedown of Monrovia last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Putnam Eagles took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clay City Eels on Friday. South Putnam has not had much luck with Clay City recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Madison Carpenter was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Lilah Holderfield was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, South Putnam lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
On Clay City's side, they got a massive performance out of Faith Mitchell, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lexi Thompson, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
South Putnam's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Clay City, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
South Putnam will be playing in front of their home fans against Cloverdale at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. South Putnam is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Clay City, they will head out on the road to take on North Knox at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Clay City's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
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