Baseball Preview: Clearfield Bison vs. Greater Johnstown Trojans
The Clearfield Bison will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greater Johnstown Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Clearfield will be strutting in after a win while Greater Johnstown will be coming in after a loss.
Clearfield took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They skirted past Somerset 6-5.
Clearfield got a great performance from Craig Mays as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Mays has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Anthony Lopez was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Cole Bloom was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Greater Johnstown is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 10-0 to Ferndale on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Greater Johnstown has lost by exactly ten runs.
Clearfield is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Greater Johnstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
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