Softball Recap: Clay Finds Home Field Redemption Against South Gallia

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 vs Glenwood	18
04/12/25 vs Whiteoak	15
04/17/25 vs South Gallia	13
04/02/25 @ Green	11
04/12/25 vs Whiteoak	10

There's no place like home for Clay, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They never let the South Gallia Rebels get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Thursday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by eight runs or more this season.

Sarah Cassidy made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Madison Carver and Elin Shaw did most of the damage at the plate: Carver went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI, while Shaw got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two RBI gave Carver a new career-high. Laney Shepherd was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and two RBI.

Clay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .852. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Clay has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for South Gallia, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.

Looking ahead, Clay will welcome Paint Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bearcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.11 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for South Gallia, they will head out on the road to face off against Glenwood at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 25.43 runs per game on average), something the Rebels will no doubt try to take advantage of.