The Clinton Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Anderson County Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Clinton got the win against Eagleton College & Career Academy by a conclusive 11-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
Meanwhile, Anderson County waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Warriors get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won five games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Anderson County got a great performance from Reese Young as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Blake Lowe, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Elijah Johnson also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Anderson County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverside only posted an OBP of .250.
Anderson County pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Clinton, their record now sits at 6-10.
Clinton skirted past Anderson County 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Clinton repeat their success, or does Anderson County has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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