The Blake Yellow Jackets will square off against the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Blake has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 15.
Blake came up short against Armwood on Thursday, falling 13-2.
Brett Valerio was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Zechariah Ayers, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clearwater). They were the clear victors by a 24-2 margin over Gibbs on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Tornadoes, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Keenan Jack made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Jack was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Landon Kauble and George Tzorbatzoglou did most of the damage at the plate: Kauble scored two runs, while Tzorbatzoglou scored two runs while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave Kauble a new career-high in RBI (two).
Clearwater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .763. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Blake's loss dropped their record down to 3-21. As for Clearwater, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-8.
Blake suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Clearwater when the teams last played back in February. Can the Yellow Jackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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