Baseball Preview: Clarion Area Bobcats vs. Bishop Carroll Huskies
Clarion Area has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Bishop Carroll Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Clarion Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Clarion Area is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against DuBois Central Catholic as Clarion Area made off with a 10-1 victory. Considering Clarion Area has won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Dawson Smail, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Harrison, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Bishop Carroll's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 11-7 to Bishop McCort.
Bishop Carroll saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Gregg, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Gregg has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Zander Sekerak was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Clarion Area is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2-1 record this season. As for Bishop Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
Bishop Carroll's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Clarion Area hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .363. It's a different story for Bishop Carroll, though, as they've only averaged .248. Will they be able to contain Clarion Area's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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