Baseball Recap: Clear Brook Takes a Loss

Clear Brook lost against Clear Creek last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wolverines took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The Wolverines' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.

Brady Tran put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tran was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one double and one RBI.

Tran wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reid Ridley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Clear Brook's loss dropped their record down to 8-14-2. As for Clear Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8-1 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Clear Brook will face off against rival Clear Falls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Clear Creek is set to take on their familiar foe Clear Lake at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 3.2, the Falcons 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.