It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clay-Chalkville can now relate to. They fell just short of the Homewood Patriots by a score of 2-0 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Cougars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Clay-Chalkville has also been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 16 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. As for Homewood, they pushed their record up to 29-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Patriots beat Clay-Chalkville by a score of 18-0 later that day.
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