Clear Falls is 1-9 against Pearland since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Clear Falls Knights will face off against the Pearland Oilers at 10:00 a.m. Clear Falls has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Clear Falls is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 14-2 to Kingwood.
Meanwhile, Pearland had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Texans a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Oilers have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mason Galvan looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Jordan (Jett) Hernandez was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Nicholas Partida was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Pearland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Pearland's record now sits at 9-3. As for Clear Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Clear Falls couldn't quite get it done against Pearland in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Can Clear Falls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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