Midland Trail hit Clay County with a five-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers fell 7-2 to the Patriots. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 11-1.
Clay County handed starting duties to Luke Stewart, who gave a strong showing despite the result: he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Stewart gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.
At the plate, Pierce Adkins made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Clay County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Midland Trail, they moved to 6-17 with that win, which also ended their eight-game losing streak.
Coming up, Clay County will square off against Scott at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Midland Trail, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Nicholas County at 5:00 p.m. The Grizzlies have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.96 runs per game on average), something the Patriots will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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