It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Paloma Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Poly Bears 7-6. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won seven in a row.
Clinton Glass
| 03/11/26 vs Poly | 4 |
| 03/06/26 vs King | 2 |
| 03/04/26 @ Temescal Canyon | 1 |
| 02/27/26 @ Calvary Chapel | 1 |
Clinton Glass was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Paloma Valley's success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Glass was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Smith, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. He has become a key player for Paloma Valley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise.
Paloma Valley picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 3-4. As for Poly, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3.
Paloma Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bears: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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