Cloverdale is 0-7 against South Vermillion since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Cloverdale Clovers will be staying on the road to face off against the South Vermillion Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. South Vermillion took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cloverdale, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Cloverdale made easy work of Parke Heritage and carried off a 7-1 victory.
Drake Hoffa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cloverdale let Caiden Watts and Ben Campbell loose on the outfield. Watts scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Campbell scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Duncan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Vermillion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 17-5 to Seeger. That's two games in a row now that South Vermillion has lost by exactly 12 runs.
South Vermillion saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Heber, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cloverdale's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for South Vermillion, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Cloverdale might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from South Vermillion when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can Cloverdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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