Middletown is 0-10 against Cloverdale since May of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Mustangs will square off against the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Middletown has given up an average of 11.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Clear Lake hit Middletown with a nine-run third inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 17-7 to the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, Cloverdale entered their tilt with Lower Lake on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won ten games by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Camryn Bird was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Kylee Vlasak, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Cloverdale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Cloverdale, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Middletown suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Cloverdale when the teams last played back in March. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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