Clay City extended their losing streak to eight on Thursday, dropping them down to 2-12. They fell 6-3 to the South Putnam Eagles. The Eels were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
As for South Putnam, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
For South Putnam's part, their win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Turpen, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Clay City and South Putnam could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Eels (ranked 340th) will meet Terre Haute South Vigo (ranked 139th) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, South Putnam will take on Greencastle at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (297 vs. 63).
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