Clarksville has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Russellville Cyclones at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Clarksville put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 26-14 margin over Ozark. Clarksville's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Clarksville got a massive performance out of Brayleigh Maxwell, who went 3-for-6 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. Addison Phillips was another key contributor, going 3-for-6 with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Russellville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Airedales as they made off with a 13-2 win. 13 seems to be a good number for Russellville as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kaiya White was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Brady, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Clarksville's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Russellville, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-8.
Russellville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Clarksville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .393. It's a different story for Russellville, though, as they've only averaged .258. Will they be able to contain Clarksville's hitters?
Clarksville came out on top in a nail-biter against Russellville when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 9-8. Does Clarksville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Russellville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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