North Clayton is 0-3 against Mt. Zion since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Clayton Eagles will challenge the Mt. Zion Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
North Clayton came up short against Riverdale on Tuesday, falling 21-11.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion got the win against Cedar Grove on Tuesday by a conclusive 22-9. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by seven runs or more this season.
Mt. Zion got a massive performance out of Cristalina Kadree-Small, who scored four runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lacey Collier, who scored five runs and stole five bases while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mt. Zion didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since was before the start of last season.
North Clayton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Mt. Zion, their record is now 7-1-1.
North Clayton suffered a grim 23-2 defeat to Mt. Zion in their previous meeting back in August. Can North Clayton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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