The Clay Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastern Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Clay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Clay's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Valley on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to the Indians. Clay has not had much luck with Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Eastern came into Friday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Glenwood with a sharp 14-4 victory on Friday. Eastern's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Clay's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Eastern, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11.
Clay beat Eastern 5-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Does Clay have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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