The Altamont Indians will head out on the road to challenge North Clay/Clay City at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Altamont took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Nokomis out 3-2.
Ethan Robbins made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Robbins has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Robbins was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Robbins wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Stuemke, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while North Clay/Clay City put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Neoga. North Clay/Clay City was the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Neoga. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Clay/Clay City.
Altamont is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for North Clay/Clay City, they pushed their record up to 11-9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Altamont couldn't quite finish off North Clay/Clay City when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 6-4. Thankfully for Altamont, Donnie Zimmerman (who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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