Clinton entered their tilt with Fairmont with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Clinton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Brennon Bell, who gave up just three hits to keep Fairmont off the board. Bell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Evans, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
On Fairmont's side, Parker Chavis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Fairmont saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Hunt, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Fairmont didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clinton only tossed four.
Clinton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Fairmont, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Clinton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Fairmont: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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