Clay City has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the West Vigo Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Clay City can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let Eastern Greene onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory.
Lizzy Sinders made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Sinders was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Kambryn Rhodes was incredible, going 2-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles. Faith Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Vigo has not done well against Northview recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. West Vigo narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Northview 12-10.
Like Clay City, West Vigo also got a great game from a two-way player: Jaleigh Lindley. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lindley was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Briley Jones and Caprice McCalister did most of the damage at the plate: Jones went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while McCalister scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Parker Auten, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Clay City's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for West Vigo, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Clay City hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Vigo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Clay City's way against West Vigo when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as Clay City made off with an 11-1 win. Does Clay City have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Vigo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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