Clarke County is 1-9 against Washington County since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Clarke County will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington County at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Clarke County didn't have quite enough to beat Fruitdale and fell 15-14. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, while Washington County put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Chickasaw. The Bulldogs blew past the Chieftains 15-0. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Chieftains recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Sophie Richardson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rylee Snow and Maddie McKinley did most of the damage at the plate: Snow got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while McKinley scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in both of her plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave McKinley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Allie Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Washington County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .952. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Washington County's victory bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Clarke County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Clarke County suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Washington County in their previous meeting back in March. Will Clarke County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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