Baseball Preview: Malcolm Clippers vs. Arlington Eagles
The Malcolm Clippers will be playing at home against the Arlington Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Malcolm has three straight wins, Arlington has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Malcolm is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Beatrice, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Malcolm was ranked seventh). Malcolm had just enough and edged Beatrice out 14-13.
Mason Wisnieski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and ten unearned) runs off nine hits. Wisnieski was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddox Meyer, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Arlington suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Fort Calhoun on Tuesday.
Arlington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wes Monke, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Tim Halley, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Malcolm's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Arlington, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Malcolm beat Arlington 9-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Malcolm have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arlington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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