Clearfield and Maple Mountain squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Clearfield had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Clearfield couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
Clearfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Meyer, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Maple Mountain's side, not much got past Chase Johnston, who gave up just three hits to keep Clearfield off the board. Johnston has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Clearfield dropped their record down to 14-14 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Maple Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 22-4.
While Clearfield had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
