Baseball Recap: Eastern Greene falls despite strong effort from Chaz Perry

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 11:59am

Baseball Recap: Eastern Greene Thunderbirds vs. Cloverdale Clovers

Eastern Greene was the 10-7 winner over Cloverdale when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds fell just short of the Cloverdale Clovers by a score of 5-4 on Monday.

Eastern Greene got a good showing from Chaz Perry, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Perry has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On Cloverdale's side, Trey Schabel and Landon Duncan did most of the damage at the plate: Schabel scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Duncan scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Layton Allen, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.

Eastern Greene's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Cloverdale, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.

Eastern Greene will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bloomington North at 6:00 p.m. As for Cloverdale, they will head out on the road to take on Sullivan at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cloverdale is facing Sullivan at the right time seeing as Sullivan is stuck on a five-game losing streak.

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