After flying high against Felicity-Franklin last Monday, Blanchester came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell 10-5 to the Clark Montessori Cougars on Wednesday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
Blanchester got a good showing from Drew Davenport, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Davenport has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Caleb Mobley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Reynolds, who went 2-for-5 with one run and one double.
Blanchester's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Clark Montessori, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blanchester will venture away from home to square off against Georgetown at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wildcats are facing the G-Men at the right time seeing as the G-Men are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Clark Montessori, they will challenge New Miami at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.17 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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