After three games on the road, Clay County is heading back home. They will take on the Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Clay County had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Corbin. The loss continues a trend for Clay County in their matchups with Corbin: they've now lost seven in a row.
Presley Griffin was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Ella Samples was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hazard put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Belfry with a sharp 7-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Hazard who now have three in a row.
Clay County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-19. As for Hazard, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
Clay County might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Hazard in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hazard's Peyton Fields, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Now that Clay County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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