Valley extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 1-15 in the process. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clay-Battelle Cee-Bees. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cee-Bees this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 back in April.
As for Clay-Battelle, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-7. The game was the first time they have beaten Valley on their field since April 5, 2017.
For Clay-Battelle's part, Cameron Mercer and Trey Huggins were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Mercer pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Huggins struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Mercer also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Clay-Battelle is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. At bat, Mercer went 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI, while Huggins got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Parker Bane, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Another player making a difference was Cayden Strosnider, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
As of now, neither Valley nor Clay-Battelle have any future games scheduled.
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