The Central of Clay County Volunteers will venture away from home to challenge the Sylacauga Aggies at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Central of Clay County came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 6-0 to Horseshoe Bend. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Volunteers have suffered since April 22, 2024.
Meanwhile, Sylacauga didn't have quite enough to beat Fayetteville last Friday and fell 8-7. The Aggies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kinley Hathcock made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Harshberger, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Hathcock wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Sylacauga kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Central of Clay County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9. As for Sylacauga, their record now sits at 6-13.
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