Clay City entered their tilt with Linton-Stockton with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They never let the Linton-Stockton Miners onto the board and left with a 6-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Clay City, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Lizzy Sinders, who gave up just four hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Linton-Stockton off the board. Sinders has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Faith Mitchell was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Crabb, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Clay City pushed their record up to 15-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Linton-Stockton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Clay City will look to defend their home field on Friday against Edgewood at 5:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Clay City: 2.1, Edgewood: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Linton-Stockton, they are on the road again on Friday to play Sullivan at 6:00 p.m. Sullivan will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Linton-Stockton surely won't give up without a fight.
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