Southview has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Clay Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Things were looking good for Southview after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Francis de Sales.
Meanwhile, Clay had just enough and edged Perkins out 6-5 on Monday.
Lucas Hagemann tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Alec Sutton was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Grady Spears, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Southview has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season. As for Clay, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 21-5.
Southview came up short against Clay in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 10-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clay's Landon Eversman, who pitched 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Southview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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