Baseball Recap: Clear Fork Comes Up Short

After flying high against Galion last Wednesday, Clear Fork came back down to earth. The Colts took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shelby Whippets on Wednesday. The Colts were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Whippets earlier this season, when they won 8-1.

Clear Fork dropped their record down to 9-16 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.

Clear Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelby, they will take on Bellevue in a tournament on Wednesday. The Redmen's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so the Whippets' hitters will have their work cut out for them.