Boswell is 0-4 against Clayton since August of 2019 but things could change on Monday. The Boswell Scorpions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Clayton Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Boswell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Boswell was able to grind out a solid victory over Achille, taking the game 7-4. That's two games straight that the Scorpions have won by exactly three runs.
Kansas West was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Rilee Ribera was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaidence Walker, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Boswell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 21.6% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 36%.
Meanwhile, Clayton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 10-4 to Milburn.
Boswell pushed their record up to 12-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Clayton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Boswell suffered a grim 18-6 defeat to Clayton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Boswell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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