Baseball Recap: Cleburne County Gets the Win

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Previous 5 Games

03/04/25 - Home	6-2 W
02/22/23 - Neutral	5-4 W
03/24/22 - Away	0-11 L
03/24/22 - Away	3-20 L
03/22/22 - Home	10-4 W

Cleburne County won the last time they faced Handley and things went their way on Tuesday too. Cleburne County came out on top against Handley by a score of 6-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).

Jacob Pentecost spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cade Shubert, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Those RBI marked the first that he brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Wickersham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Cleburne County's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Handley, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-2.

Coming up, Cleburne County will face off against Jacksonville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cleburne County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Jacksonville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Handley, they will challenge Central of Clay County at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.