Cedar Shoals is 1-9 against Clarke Central since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Cedar Shoals will host Clarke Central at 5:30 p.m. Cedar Shoals has given up an average of 15.1 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cedar Shoals managed to slip by Rockdale County the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Cedar Shoals came up short against Rockdale County two weeks ago, falling 15-2. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Jaguars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cedar Shoals saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zac Pomeroy, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most hits Pomeroy has posted since back in February of 2024. Another was Aiden Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Clarke Central put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Alcovy. Clarke Central was the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Alcovy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gladiators.
The team relied heavily on Casper Emory, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He has become a key player for Clarke Central: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-10 otherwise. Sam Williams was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Clarke Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in five consecutive contests.
Clarke Central's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Cedar Shoals, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Cedar Shoals might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Clarke Central in their previous matchup on March 3rd. Will Cedar Shoals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
