Preview: Clinton Dark Horses vs. Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs
Clinton is 8-2 against Wallace-Rose Hill since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Clinton Dark Horses will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Clinton will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Clinton stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Richlands 9-3.
Camden Davis was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyhan Wallace, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wallace-Rose Hill fell victim to a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of North Lenoir on Tuesday. Wallace-Rose Hill has not had much luck with North Lenoir recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Reid Page was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Wallace-Rose Hill hit smart and finished the game with only a strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Clinton's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clinton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wallace-Rose Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Clinton beat Wallace-Rose Hill 8-4 when the teams last played back in February. Does Clinton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wallace-Rose Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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