The Clinton Central Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Sheridan Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clinton Central has three straight wins, Sheridan has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Clinton Central is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Faith Christian (and have done all season long). Clinton Central blew past Faith Christian 11-2.
Landree Whiteman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Whiteman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Whiteman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kortney Surber was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs. Olivia Richie was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sheridan fell victim to a rough 16-3 defeat at the hands of Herron on Monday.
Emma Settles made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Clinton Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Sheridan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything went Clinton Central's way against Sheridan in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Clinton Central made off with a 21-1 win. Will Clinton Central repeat their success, or does Sheridan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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