Mt. Zion is a perfect 5-0 against North Clayton since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Mt. Zion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
North Clayton will be up against a hot Mt. Zion team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Bulldogs came out on top in a nail-biter against Douglass on Thursday, sneaking past 11-9.
Xavier Howard
| 04/03/25 vs Douglass | 8 |
| 04/01/25 @ Stone Mountain | 5 |
| 04/02/25 @ Douglass | 4 |
| 03/19/25 vs Luella | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Riverdale | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Mt. Zion got a massive performance out of Xavier Howard, who scored three runs and stole eight bases while going 2-for-2. Howard has become a key player for the Bulldogs: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Hurt, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mt. Zion always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .553 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Clayton fell victim to Riverdale and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 8-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
The victory got Mt. Zion back to even at 6-6. As for North Clayton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9-1.
Mt. Zion took their win against North Clayton when the teams last played back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 15-0 score. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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