North Clay/Clay City will head out on the road to face off against the Greenville Comets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Clay/Clay City 3.6, Greenville 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Clay/Clay City took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg. North Clay/Clay City hasn't had any issues with Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Jack Compton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cayden Craig, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Greenville waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Piasa Birds by a score of 5-1.
Greenville pushed their record up to 22-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for North Clay/Clay City, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
North Clay/Clay City came up short against Greenville in their previous meeting back in April of 2017, falling 9-5. Can North Clay/Clay City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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