The Central of Clay County Volunteers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lincoln Golden Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Central of Clay County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Jacksonville on Saturday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Lincoln made sure to put some runs up on the board against Sylacauga on Thursday. Lincoln walked away with a 10-6 victory over Sylacauga.
Shelby Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lincoln let Kalia Fowles and Zoe Korreckt loose on the outfield. Fowles went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Korreckt scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Pruitt, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Central of Clay County's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 13-16.
Central of Clay County came up short against Lincoln in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Central of Clay County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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