The Clarion-Limestone Lions will head out on the road to take on the Brookville Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clarion-Limestone can't be too worried about heading out to take on Brookville: they just beat Moniteau at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Clarion-Limestone's pitcher stepped up to hand Moniteau a 1-0 shutout on Monday.
The result came thanks to Logan Lutz's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Clarion-Limestone's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Brookville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over St. Marys on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brookville.
Sam Krug was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Krug was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Clarion-Limestone pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Brookville, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Clarion-Limestone suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Brookville in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Clarion-Limestone, Hunter Geer (who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits) 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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