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| 05/10/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/12/23 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 05/13/22 - Home | 12-5 W |
| 05/04/22 - Away | 3-2 W |
Breese Central is a perfect 4-0 against North Clay/Clay City since May of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Cougars will head out to challenge North Clay/Clay City at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Breese Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on North Clay/Clay City: they just beat Red Bud at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Cougars blew past the Musketeers 9-2 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Musketeers: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, North Clay/Clay City waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Warriors a 6-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Cayden Craig's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carder Walden, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Jones, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
North Clay/Clay City's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Breese Central, their victory bumped their record up to 18-10.
Breese Central took their win against North Clay/Clay City when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad 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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