Baseball Preview: Clinton Dragons vs. Union County Patriots
The Clinton Dragons will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Union County Patriots at 12:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Clinton will head into Thursday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They lost 9-2 to Gibbs. The defeat continues a trend for Clinton in their matchups with Gibbs: they've now lost four in a row.
Clinton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Slaven, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Anderson County typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Union County proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mavericks and snuck past 2-1.
Brady Stinnett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 15-20. As for Union County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-15 record this season.
Clinton skirted past Union County 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Stinnett, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Clinton still be able to contain Stinnett? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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