North Clarion had lost four straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 0-5 to make it five. They lost 15-0 to the Clarion Area Bobcats. The Wolves were not able to make up for their loss to the Bobcats from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Clarion Area, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
For Clarion Area's part, Derek Smail and Noah Harrison did most of the damage at the plate: Smail went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Harrison went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Harrison has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Billy Kahle, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Clarion will face off against Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Clarion Area, they will challenge DuBois at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bobcats 3, the Beavers 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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