Friday just wasn't the day for Hickory's offense. They lost 8-0 to the Clarion Area Bobcats on Friday. Hickory has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Clarion Area's part, Derek Smail was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smail has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Smail was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Dawson Smail was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Devon Lauer was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Hickory's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Clarion Area, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-1-1.
Hickory will head out on the road to challenge Franklin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hickory is facing Franklin at the right time seeing as Franklin is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Clarion Area, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Clarion-Limestone at 4:15 p.m. Clarion-Limestone is coming into the match with five straight wins on the road, so Clarion Area will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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