The Farina South Central Cougars will head out on the road to face off against North Clay/Clay City at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Monday just wasn't the day for Farina South Central's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newton on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Cougars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Farina South Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Shumate, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only North Clay/Clay City walked away with it. They blew past the Runnin' Lions 14-0 on Wednesday. Considering North Clay/Clay City has won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The win (which was North Clay/Clay City's eighth in a row) raised their record to 22-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Farina South Central, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Farina South Central couldn't quite get it done against North Clay/Clay City in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 6-2. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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