Clearfield has not done well against Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Clearfield Bison came out on top against the Central Dragons by a score of 8-3. The victory was nothing new for Clearfield as they're now sitting on three straight.
Christian Welker made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Welker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on O'Brian Owens, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cole Bloom, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Central's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lukas Black, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Black has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clearfield struck out seven times.
Clearfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Clearfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Clearfield is on a three-game streak of home wins, Bellefonte a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Penns Valley Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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