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| 04/16/24 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 04/15/24 - Home | 11-10 W |
| 05/16/23 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 15-18 L |
| 04/17/23 - Away | 4-6 L |
| + 5 more games |
Clay County and North Laurel are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Tigers will square off against the Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, Clay County made easy work of Harlan County and carried off a 17-5 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when North Laurel took on Knox Central on Saturday. The Jaguars were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Panthers.
Bradyn Evans spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
On the hitting side, Eli Holt was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Carter Kelley was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
North Laurel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Knox Central only posted a batting average of .150.
North Laurel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Clay County, their record now sits at 11-7.
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