There's no place like home for Clover, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Spring Valley Vikings a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Clover, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Aiden Smith's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Clover's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Marano, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. T.J McCluney was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Clover's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-13. As for Spring Valley, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-19.
Clover will square off against York at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. York will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Clover surely won't give up without a fight. Spring Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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