Baseball Recap: Clarksburg Rockets vs. Humboldt Vikings
Clarksburg can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Humboldt Vikings as the Clarksburg Rockets made off with a 15-4 victory. With that win, Clarksburg brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Cole Wood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Wood was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Clarksburg got a massive performance out of Clint Clayton, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Clayton is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Trae Cobb, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The victory was the third in a row for Clarksburg, bringing their record for this year to 5-7. As for Humboldt, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Clarksburg will be playing at home against Gleason at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clarksburg knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Gleason likes a good challenge. As for Humboldt, they will head out on the road to challenge Halls at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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