The Clay-Battelle Cee Bees will face off against the Valley Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Clay-Battelle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Clay-Battelle's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Greenbrier West 12-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cee Bees.
Corey Coen
| 04/09/26 vs Greenbrier West | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Cameron | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Beallsville | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Cameron | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Paden City | 1 |
Clay-Battelle let Corey Coen and Maddox Kisner run wild. Coen went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI, while Kisner went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave Coen a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trey Huggins, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Clay-Battelle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenbrier West only posted an OBP of .062.
Meanwhile, Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Magnolia, falling 13-0.
Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Clay-Battelle, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Clay-Battelle has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Valley, though, as they've been averaging 11 hits. Given Clay-Battelle's sizable advantage in that area, the Lumberjacks will need to find a way to close that gap.
Clay-Battelle got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March against Valley by a conclusive 18-10 score. Will the Cee Bees repeat their success, or do the Lumberjacks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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