Clay County and Red Boiling Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Clay County Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clay County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Clay County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Pickett County 19-3. With that win, Clay County brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Baylor Walden was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Walden was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kylie Tinsley and Darci Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Tinsley went 1-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Smith scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kailey Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Red Boiling Springs fell victim to Gordonsville and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their rough 13-0 defeat to the Tigers might stick with them for a while. Red Boiling Springs has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Clay County back to even at 2-2. As for Red Boiling Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Clay County came out on top in a nail-biter against Red Boiling Springs in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Will Clay County repeat their success, or does Red Boiling Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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