Baseball Preview: Scripps Ranch Falcons vs. Clairemont Chieftains
The Scripps Ranch Falcons will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Clairemont Chieftains at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clairemont is hoping to do on Wednesday what La Jolla couldn't on Friday: put an end to Scripps Ranch's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Scripps Ranch came out on top against La Jolla by a score of 7-3.
Jesse Dawson and Jordan Green made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Dawson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Green pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Dawson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Dawson scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Green scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Lee, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Dylan Schwarz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clairemont came into Friday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Mission Bay on Friday by a score of 1-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
The result came thanks to Christian Garcia's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Clairemont's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colton Daudet, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Scripps Ranch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14 record this season. As for Clairemont, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-11-1.
Everything went Scripps Ranch's way against Clairemont in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Scripps Ranch made off with a 12-4 win. Does Scripps Ranch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clairemont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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