Baseball Preview: Clinton River Kings vs. Linn-Mar Lions
The Clinton River Kings are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Linn-Mar Lions at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, Clinton came up short against Anamosa and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, Linn-Mar faced Iowa City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Linn-Mar fell 8-5 to Iowa City. Linn-Mar's loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Linn-Mar got a good showing from Colton Bergen, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bergen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Linn-Mar saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Toby Cruz, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Clinton dropped their record down to 0-15 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Linn-Mar, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7.
Clinton came up short against Linn-Mar when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 13-9. Can Clinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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