The Clinton Red Tornadoes are taking a road trip to challenge the Leedey Bison at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Clinton has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Things were looking good for Clinton after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Heritage Hall, falling 18-3. The Red Tornadoes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Clinton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easten Powell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run. Dylan Hoffman also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Leedey won against Fargo/Gage on Monday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Bison beat Navajo by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-1. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Kysen Adams and Keaten Adams made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Adams pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Keaten pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Kysen a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At the plate, Adams went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI, while Keaten went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run.
In other batting news, Sawyer Switzer was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Branson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Leedey was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Leedey's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Clinton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-21.
Clinton came up short against Leedey in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, falling 10-6. Can the Red Tornadoes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
