Clarke Central entered their game against Mountain View on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Clarke Central Gladiators fell just short of the Mountain View Bears by a score of 7-6. The match marked the Gladiators' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Adriana Ozuna led a balanced group of hitters, going 4-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. That home run was she's first for the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Bradford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Clarke Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in four consecutive matchups.
The defeat snapped Clarke Central's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Mountain View, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Clarke Central will head out on the road to face off against Oglethorpe County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oglethorpe County knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Clarke Central likes a good challenge. As for Mountain View, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Apalachee at 6:00 p.m. Mountain View is facing Apalachee at the right time seeing as Apalachee is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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