Softball Game Preview: Clearfield Heads Out

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 8:25am

Softball Preview: Clearfield Falcons vs. Viewmont Vikings

Clearfield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Viewmont Vikings at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Clearfield's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Bountiful on Thursday. They lost 13-0 to the RedHawks. The loss continues a trend for Clearfield in their matchups with Bountiful: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Viewmont can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over Roy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Viewmont.

Molly Roberts was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Roberts has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Roberts was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.

In other batting news, Viewmont got a massive performance out of Marlee Moser, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Embrey, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Clearfield's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Viewmont, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.

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