Baseball Recap: Clarion Area Triumphs

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Clarion Area had no problem doing just that on Monday. They skirted past the Serra Catholic Eagles 3-2.

Clarion Area is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Serra Catholic, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 20-4 record.

Looking ahead, Clarion Area will challenge Greensburg Central Catholic on Thursday. The Centurions' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Bobcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Serra Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.