The Clinton Maroons will head out to take on the Meridian Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Shelbyville hit Clinton with a four-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Maroons lost 7-1 to the Rams. The Maroons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Josh Bass was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, while Meridian put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Central A & M. The Hawks put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 10-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Hawks needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Grady Stock made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Meridian got a big performance out of Zander Thomas, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Thomas a new career-high. Jayden Doty also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meridian's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-12. As for Clinton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Everything went Clinton's way against Meridian when the teams last played on April 8th, as Clinton made off with a 10-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Maroons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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