The Capac Chiefs are taking a road trip to square off against the Clawson Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Clawson will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Capac extended their winning streak to three on Monday. The Chiefs put the hurt on More Academy with a sharp 12-1 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clawson). Everything went their way against Fitzgerald on Friday as they made off with a 22-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Elliott Groves and Jackson Hein were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Groves tossed two innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Hein tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Groves has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Groves got on base in five of his six plate appearances with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Hein got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs. Those two doubles gave Groves a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trent Stephan, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Logan Joudas also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Clawson kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The win got Capac back to even at 5-5-2. As for Clawson, their record now sits at 15-6.
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