Clay City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 4-1 to the Bloomfield Cardinals. That's two games in a row now that Clay City has lost by exactly three runs.
For Bloomfield's part, Boone Holtsclaw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. Holtsclaw has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bloomfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Warnick, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Clay City's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Bloomfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Clay City will stay at home for another game and welcome Bloomington North at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bloomfield will take on Sullivan at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bloomfield: 3.1, Sullivan: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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