The Clay Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Green Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Clay knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Green likes a good challenge.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Clay and West Union, and Clay kept the tradition alive. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Dragons on Saturday. Considering the Panthers have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Green entered their game against Southern on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bobcats took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tornadoes. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Bobcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Landon Kimbler was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Kimbler was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Kimbler wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah McMackin, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Quincy Merrill also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Clay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Green, the loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 8-2.
Clay came up short against Green in their previous matchup on April 2nd, falling 6-1. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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