The Clay City Eels will take on the Terre Haute South Vigo Braves at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Clay City's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Tecumseh hitters got past them. The Eels lost 10-0 to the Braves on Saturday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Eels were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Terre Haute South Vigo didn't have quite enough to beat Harrison on Saturday and fell 3-1.
Terre Haute South Vigo saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Cesinger, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Clay City's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Terre Haute South Vigo, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Terre Haute South Vigo's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Clay City has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Terre Haute South Vigo, though, as they've been averaging 9.8 hits. Given Clay City's sizable advantage in that area, the Braves will need to find a way to close that gap.
Clay City beat Terre Haute South Vigo 4-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Eels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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