Baseball Preview: Clarendon Hall Saints vs. East Clarendon Wolverines
After both having extra time off, the Clarendon Hall Saints and the East Clarendon Wolverines will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Clarendon Hall will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Clarendon Hall scored the most runs they've had all season to find success back in March. They put the hurt on Andrew Jackson Academy with a sharp 13-7 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Clarendon Hall with their most commanding win of the season.
Cale Reynolds and Ian Ridgeway made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Reynolds tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ridgeway struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Reynolds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Reynolds scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Ridgeway scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Clarendon Hall got a massive performance out of Bryce Jordan, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joey Hatchel, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
East Clarendon proved they can win big last Monday (they won by six) but last Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Johnsonville a 2-0 shutout.
Blease Hardy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, East Clarendon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was KJ Floyd, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
The win got Clarendon Hall back to even at 3-3. As for East Clarendon, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Clarendon Hall has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Clarendon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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