St. Louis extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 2-7. They came up short against the Clare Pioneers, falling 22-0. If the Sharks were looking for revenge after losing 11-1 to the Pioneers when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Clare, their win bumped their record up to 3-4. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 8 runs per game.
For Clare's part, Brody Allen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Allen also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Clare is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-3 otherwise. Allen was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Clare got a massive performance out of Andrew Moreno, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Moreno is becoming a predictor of the Pioneers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Blake Sian, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Clare beat St. Louis by a score of 16-1 later that day.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
