The Clay County Tigers will square off against the Rockcastle County Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clay County will be strutting in after a victory while Rockcastle County will be coming in after a loss.
Clay County barely beat Leslie County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rockcastle County came up short against Somerset on Monday, falling 21-11. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with the Briar Jumpers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Phoenix Pittman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Rockcastle County is 2-1 when Pittman posts two or more runs, but 4-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Carrera, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Clay County's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Rockcastle County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
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