Eels
| 04/28/25 @ Dugger Union | 26 |
| 05/05/25 vs South Vermillion | 23 |
| 05/28/25 vs Dugger Union | 17 |
| 04/17/25 @ North Central | 12 |
| 05/17/25 vs Owen Valley | 11 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Clay City walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Dugger Union Bulldogs on Wednesday as they made off with a 19-2 victory. Considering the Eels have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Charli Walters and Bri Rexrode were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Walters tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rexrode tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At bat, Walters went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles and one RBI, while Rexrode went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one triple.
In other batting news, Faith Mitchell and Karlee Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Mitchell fired off two home runs, six RBI, and one stolen base while going 2-for-4, while Smith went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Addalee Thompson, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
Clay City lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Clay City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Dugger Union, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
As of now, neither Clay City nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.
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