Mark Twain hasn't had much luck against Clopton recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mark Twain Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clopton Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Mark Twain knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Clopton likes a good challenge.
Mark Twain will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Community, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Everything went Mark Twain's way against Community on Monday as Mark Twain made off with a 17-7 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by ten runs or more this season.
Bronwyn Harding made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ella Moss was incredible, going 5-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and two triples. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Jenna Ross, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mark Twain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Clopton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Silex by a score of 6-5.
Mark Twain's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-9. As for Clopton, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Mark Twain might still be hurting after the 23-0 defeat they got from Clopton when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can Mark Twain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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