The Clarksdale Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Water Valley Blue Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Clarksdale will be strutting in after a victory while Water Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Clarksdale took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on West Point with a sharp 7-1 win. The Wildcats not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since February 27th.
Rhymes Chess
| 03/28/25 vs West Point | 15 |
| 03/07/25 vs Pontotoc | 6 |
| 02/27/25 vs Cleveland Central | 5 |
| 03/25/25 @ West Point | 4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Lafayette | 2 |
Rhymes Chess spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. Those 15 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Tyrese Lewis was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Clarksdale's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was James Washington, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Water Valley's offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Water Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isiah Webb, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Clarksdale has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. Water Valley's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-6.
Clarksdale suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Water Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. Can Clarksdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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