Clinton is 2-8 against East Bladen since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Clinton Dark Horses will be playing at home against the East Bladen Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a 18-7 finish the last time they played, Clinton and Union decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Clinton took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Union on Friday. The match marked that first time this season in which Clinton was not able to get on the board.
Alivia Capps spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Clinton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carmella Carlton, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, East Bladen fell victim to a rough 8-1 loss at the hands of South Columbus on Friday.
This is the second loss in a row for Clinton and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for East Bladen, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Clinton suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to East Bladen in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Clinton, Laura Davisson (who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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