If Clover Hill was feeling good off their 18-0 takedown of Richmond City School of the Arts last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Clover Hill Cavaliers fell just short of the Midlothian Trojans by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. Clover Hill was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Midlothian apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Clover Hill got a good showing from Robert Custalo, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Carter Burcume was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Clover Hill's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5. As for Midlothian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Clover Hill will head out on the road to face off against Huguenot at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clover Hill is facing Huguenot at the right time seeing as Huguenot is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Midlothian, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Cosby at 5:00 p.m. Cosby's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Midlothian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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