Softball Recap: Clinton Central Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Clinton Central's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Faith Christian on Wednesday. The Bulldogs walked away with a 6-2 win over the Tri-Central Trojans. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans, too.

Nuriah Harvey

Hits (Career)

04/30/25 vs Tri-Central	3
04/28/25 @ Faith Christian	2
04/22/25 vs Rossville	2
04/17/25 vs West Lafayette	2
04/07/25 vs Bethesda Christian	2

Nuriah Harvey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carly Davison, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Mounts, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.

Clinton Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Clinton Central's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6. As for Tri-Central, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Coming up, Clinton Central will take on Horizon Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Tri-Central, they will face off against Sheridan at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Blackhawks will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.