Baseball Recap: Clover Blue Eagles vs. Fort Mill Yellow Jackets
Clover lost against Fort Mill last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Clover Blue Eagles fell 7-2 to the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets. Clover has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Clover got a good showing from Caleb Barnwell, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Preston Satter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base. Anthony Marano was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Fort Mill's side, they got a great performance from Kody Romero as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jb Walters, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Patterson, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Clover now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Fort Mill, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
While Clover had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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