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| 04/15/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/17/23 - Away | 14-2 W |
| 04/18/22 - Away | 15-12 W |
| 05/08/21 - Away | 15-3 W |
| 04/19/17 - Home | 9-3 W |
North Clay/Clay City has gone a perfect 5-0 against Fairfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. North Clay/Clay City will venture away from home to take on Fairfield at 4:30 p.m. North Clay/Clay City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Fairfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
North Clay/Clay City is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Woodlawn a 12-0 shutout on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for North Clay/Clay City considering their two-run performance the game before.
Keegan Sullens looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Collin Schnepper and Jack Compton did most of the damage at the plate: Schnepper went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI, while Compton got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Schnepper a new career-high. Cody Zimdars was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
North Clay/Clay City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Fairfield had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Foxes. That's two games straight that the Mules have won by exactly three runs.
The result came thanks to Ian Puckett's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tallen Hixenbaugh, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.
North Clay/Clay City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Fairfield, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Fairfield's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Clay/Clay City has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .451. It's a different story for Fairfield, though, as they've only averaged .346. Will they be able to contain North Clay/Clay City's hitters?
North Clay/Clay City skirted past Fairfield 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Clay/Clay City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
