
Wildcats
04/11/25 vs Montgomery Bell Academy | 15 |
03/06/25 vs Dickson County | 14 |
04/04/25 vs Montgomery Central | 12 |
03/17/25 vs Northeast | 12 |
03/24/25 @ Kirkwood | 11 |
Clarksville came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Montgomery Central Indians a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Wildcats have won 19 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Clarksville got a great performance from Dawson Smith as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Smith a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kirk Weatherford, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Benton Barksdale, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Clarksville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery Central only posted a batting average of .174.
Clarksville's victory was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Montgomery Central, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-18.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clarksville will face off against Christ Presbyterian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Montgomery Central, they will take on Northwest at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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