After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Clintondale finally came back down to earth on Friday. They lost 16-0 to the New Haven Rockets. Clintondale has struggled against New Haven recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For New Haven's part, Eddie Knuckey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Knuckey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season. Knuckey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, New Haven got a massive performance out of Jake Estes, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Brandon Payne was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Clintondale's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for New Haven, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Clintondale will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Sterling Heights at 4:00 p.m. Clintondale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for New Haven, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Armada at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. New Haven's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Armada's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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