Softball Recap: Clear Lake Cardinals vs. Kelseyville Knights
Clear Lake waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Kelseyville Knights as they made off with an 11-2 victory. For Clear Lake, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 loss Kelseyville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Liliana Cruz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Cruz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Camrin Pivniska was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lindee Bingham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Clear Lake pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Kelseyville, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Clear Lake will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Middletown, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Clear Lake is facing Middletown at the right time seeing as Middletown is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Kelseyville, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-5 defeat vs. St. Helena on the 16th.
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