Baseball Recap: Preston Curtis leads Clinton to victory over Warrensburg-Latham

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 4:39pm

Baseball Recap: Clinton Maroons vs. Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Clinton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clinton.

Preston Curtis looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Colton Walker, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Pine, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.

Clinton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Warrensburg-Latham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-10.

Clinton will be playing in front of their home fans against Maroa-Forsyth at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Clinton: 3.2, Maroa-Forsyth: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Warrensburg-Latham, they will head out on the road to face off against Argenta-Oreana at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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