Clarkdale is 0-8 against Taylorsville since April of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Clarkdale Bulldogs will face off against the Taylorsville Tartars at 1:00 p.m. Clarkdale's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Taylorsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Clarkdale took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Neshoba Central a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville came up short against West Lauderdale on Thursday, falling 15-3.
Taylorsville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ford Matthews, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Taylorsville is 2-1 when Matthews posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise.
Clarkdale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. Taylorsville's loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Clarkdale might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Taylorsville in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Can Clarkdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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