Clinton Central came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Clinton Prairie Gophers, falling 8-2. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Gophers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Dillon Heaton made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Clinton Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Clinton Prairie, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-6.
Clinton Central didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-1 defeat against Sheridan on the 19th. As for Clinton Prairie, they will face off against Delphi Community at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Gophers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Oracles have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season.
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