Baseball Preview: Clayton Yellowjackets vs. Santa Rosa Lions
Clayton is 0-10 against Santa Rosa since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Clayton Yellowjackets will be staying on the road to face off against the Santa Rosa Lions at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Clayton has not struggled against Mora recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. Clayton came out on top against Mora by a score of 7-2.
Corvin Scott made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Scott has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Daniel Manquero and Jerry Archuleta did most of the damage at the plate: Manquero scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Archuleta scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Sebastian Jimenez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over Tularosa. The win was nothing new for Santa Rosa as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
David Chavez was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Zamora, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
The victory got Clayton back to even at 4-4. As for Santa Rosa, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Clayton suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Santa Rosa when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Clayton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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