Clarkston is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Shadle Park is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Clarkston Bantams will take on the Shadle Park Highlanders at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Clarkston is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Rogers with a sharp 28-1 victory on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Clarkston with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Shadle Park never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Pullman.
Crimson Rice made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Rice has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Rice was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Courtney Brown, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Madi Keon, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Clarkston's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Shadle Park, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Clarkston came up short against Shadle Park in their previous meeting back in April, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rice, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that Clarkston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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