The Shamrock Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Claude Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Shamrock is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Shamrock suffered a tough 17-7 defeat at the hands of Wellington.
Philip Cook made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and three RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
Meanwhile, Claude had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kangaroos a 4-0 shutout.
Shamrock's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Claude, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season.
Shamrock might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Claude in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Shamrock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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