Clay County is 2-8 against Monterey since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Clay County Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Monterey Wildcats at 5:30 p.m.
Clay County was not able to break out of their rough patch back in March as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of Cookeville.
Clay County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Baylor Walden, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Walden has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Monterey had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 13-7 victory. The result was nothing new for Monterey, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Clay County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Monterey, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Clay County suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Monterey in their previous matchup back in March. Can Clay County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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