Clarksville is 0-3 against New Albany since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Clarksville Generals will head out on the road to face off against the New Albany Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m.
Clarksville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Borden on Thursday. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 2-1.
Aaliyah Watts spent all 8.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on 13 hits. Those 8.1 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Tiarra Lewis made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Albany was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Orleans. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Albany.
Clarksville's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for New Albany, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Clarksville suffered a grim 16-5 defeat to New Albany when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Clarksville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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