Baseball Preview: Cloverdale Eagles vs. Lower Lake Trojans
Cloverdale is 8-2 against Lower Lake since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cloverdale Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Lower Lake Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Lower Lake took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cloverdale, who comes in off a win.
Cloverdale waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Cougars.
Emilio Diaz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cole Grell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Konnor Yeager, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lower Lake fell victim to a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Kelseyville on Friday. Lower Lake has not had much luck with Kelseyville recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Lower Lake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Hartman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cloverdale's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Lower Lake, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cloverdale has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lower Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cloverdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Lower Lake in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lower Lake's Jordan John, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cloverdale still be able to contain John? There's only one way to find out.
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