Baseball Recap: Clarion Area Picks Up Fourth Straight Win at Home

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 vs North Clarion	15
04/23/25 @ Clarion-Limestone	14
05/12/25 @ Johnsonburg	12
04/12/25 @ Keystone	12
06/05/25 vs Greensburg Central Catholic	10

With a playoff win on the line, Clarion Area rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 15-5. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.

Dylan Smail made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Clarion Area let Billy Kahle and Wyatt Watterson run wild. Kahle went 4-for-5 with five RBI and one run, while Watterson got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Watterson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carter Hindman, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run.

Clarion Area pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Greensburg Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-4.

Coming up, Clarion Area will challenge Eden Christian Academy on Monday. Clarion Area's pitchers better be ready for this one: Eden Christian Academy has averaged an impressive 10.6 runs per game this season. Greensburg Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.