The Cleveland Clippers are taking a road trip to square off against the Madelia Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cleveland has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Madelia will arrive with four straight wins.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: New Ulm Cathedral, who was ranked third at the time (Cleveland was ranked 14th). The Clippers fell 5-1 to the Greyhounds on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Clippers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Miles Tomaszewski was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Alex Kortuem also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Madelia hadn't done well against Loyola recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Blackhawks came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 8-4.
Cleveland's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Madelia, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Cleveland was able to grind out a solid win over Madelia when the teams last played on April 4th, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Clippers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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