Baseball Recap: Clairemont Chieftains vs. Lincoln Hornets
Clairemont waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lincoln Hornets 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Clairemont also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2017.
Christian Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Clairemont's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Robbins, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Lincoln's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Jesus Padilla gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Lincoln saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chapz Casillias, who got a hit.
Clairemont is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for Lincoln, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-6-1.
Clairemont will head out on the road to challenge Southwest SD at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Clairemont is facing Southwest SD at the right time seeing as Southwest SD is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Lincoln, they will be playing at home against San Diego at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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