The Clay County Tigers will face off against the Pineville Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Clay County lost 9-1 to Jackson County on Saturday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Generals recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Anna Samples made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run.
Meanwhile, Pineville came tearing into Saturday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Cardinals.
Rachel Howard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Isabella Adams was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high.
Pineville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Clay County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Clay County came out on top in a nail-biter against Pineville in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mountain Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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