The Clay County Tigers will challenge the Whitley County Colonels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Clay County and South Laurel, and South Laurel kept the tradition alive. The Tigers lost 7-1 to the Cardinals on Monday. The Tigers have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitley County). They blew past Williamsburg 22-1 on Monday. The win was familiar territory for the Colonels, who have now won four contests in a row.
Whitley County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-12. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Clay County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Clay County took their victory against Whitley County in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 12-0 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Colonels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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