Ballinger is 1-9 against Clyde since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ballinger Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Clyde Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Ballinger's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Wall on April 5th. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-0 walloping at the hands of the Hawks. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Ballinger was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Clyde has not done well against Jim Ned recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Clyde's pitcher stepped up to hand Jim Ned a 3-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Aidan Spurlock's shutout, as he gave up just zero hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Clyde saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Deal, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Ballinger are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10. As for Clyde, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7-2.
Ballinger came up short against Clyde in their previous meeting back in March, falling 8-5. Can Ballinger avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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