Baseball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Clopton's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Silex, Clopton was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the Montgomery County Wildcats by a score of 5-2. For the Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 10-0 win the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Adam Matheny made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Matheny wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mick Evans, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Peter Daskalakis was another, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Clopton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Montgomery County, they moved to 8-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Coming up, Clopton is taking a road trip to take on North Callaway at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Thunderbirds have averaged an impressive 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Montgomery County, they will square off against Russellville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Indians will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Wildcats surely won't give up without a fight.