The Water Valley Blue Devils will challenge the Clarksdale Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Water Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Water Valley fell victim to Ingomar and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Water Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isiah Webb, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clarksdale, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against West Point on Friday as Clarksdale made off with a 7-1 win. The Wildcats not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since February 27th.
Rhymes Chess spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. Those 15 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyrese Lewis, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Clarksdale's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was James Washington, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Clarksdale's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 6-9. As for Water Valley, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-6.
Water Valley took their win against Clarksdale in their previous matchup back in March of 2015 by a conclusive 11-1. Does Water Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clarksdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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