Baseball Game Preview: San Diego Cavers vs. Clairemont Chieftains

For the second straight game, San Diego will face off against Clairemont. The Cavers will square off against the Chieftains at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Diego has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Clairemont will come in with seven straight victories.

San Diego couldn't beat Clairemont on Tuesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the third inning. The Cavers came up short against the Chieftains, falling 14-8.

For Clairemont's part, Bo Osland was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and two stolen bases. Those six RBI gave Osland a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brendan Weiss, who went 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.

Clairemont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in five consecutive games.

Clairemont's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for San Diego, their loss dropped their record down to 7-19-1.