Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Defeat Ends Clear Spring's Winning Streak

Blazers

Previous 5 Games

04/30/25 @ Smithsburg	2-12
04/28/25 @ Hedgesville	7-1
04/25/25 vs Smithsburg	12-7
04/23/25 vs Middletown	7-2
04/22/25 vs Catoctin	6-0

Clear Spring dropped their record down to 13-3 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's ten-game streak of wins. They lost 12-2 to the Smithsburg Leopards. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blazers have suffered since April 22, 2024.

As for Smithsburg, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory they have posted against Clear Spring since April 22, 2022.

For Smithsburg's part, they got a massive performance out of Eli Bowman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Bowman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was George Mantz, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

Coming up, Clear Spring will be playing in front of their home fans against Hancock at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Blazers are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Smithsburg, they will head out to square off against North Hagerstown at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.