Baseball Preview: Clear Lake Warriors vs. Bruce Red Raiders
The Clear Lake Warriors will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Bruce Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Clear Lake's win against Prairie Farm wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Clear Lake sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Prairie Farm on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clear Lake.
Wyatt Lundgren made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Lundgren was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jed Arduser, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Blake Harris, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, Bruce can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand New Auburn a 17-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Bruce needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Clear Lake's win bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Bruce, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Clear Lake came up short against Bruce in their previous meeting on April 4th, falling 13-8. Will Clear Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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