Clay City is 8-2 against Bloomfield since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Clay City Eels will head out on the road to take on the Bloomfield Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Clay City is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.
Bloomfield's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Clay City had not allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. Clay City won by a run and slipped past Edgewood 1-0. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Clay City has scored all year.
The result came thanks to Lizzy Sinders's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lexi Thompson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Bloomfield lost 11-2 to North Central on Thursday. Bloomfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Clay City pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Bloomfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Clay City hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bloomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Clay City's way against Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Clay City made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clay City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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