The McKinleyville Panthers will face off against the Clear Lake Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
McKinleyville heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They fell just short of Fortuna by a score of 6-4. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Clear Lake entered their tilt with Albany on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Cougars.
Atiana Patino spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Clear Lake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lindee Bingham, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another was Cali Albaum, who earned one RBI and two runs.
Clear Lake pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for McKinleyville, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
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