Clay County can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Wirt County Tigers as the Clay County Panthers made off with a 16-3 win. The victory was just what Clay County needed coming off of a 17-5 defeat in their prior match.
For Wirt County's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allison Neff, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Wirt County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Clay County's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs per game. As for Wirt County, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Clay County will be playing in front of their home fans against Hoover at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wirt County, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Roane County at 5:00 p.m.
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