Clairemont waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the San Diego Cavers 10-2. Clairemont's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Davis Burns made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Burns was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brendan Weiss and Job Matsumoto did most of the damage at the plate: Weiss got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and a run, while Matsumoto scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Robbins, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On San Diego's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phoenix Brant, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Clairemont pushed their record up to 7-2-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for San Diego, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
Clairemont will head out on the road to square off against Rancho Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Clairemont's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Rancho Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for San Diego, they will be playing at home against Eldorado at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Eldorado is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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