The Cloverdale Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Lower Lake Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cloverdale knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Lower Lake likes a good challenge.
Cloverdale's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Kelseyville as they made off with a 15-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lower Lake didn't have quite enough to beat Clear Lake on Thursday and fell 9-8.
Jamiya Lee-Ayers and Eden Sparks did some serious damage despite the final result: Lee-Ayers went 1-for-5 with one home run and three RBI, while Sparks went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Sparks is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games she's played. Hailee McRae was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Cloverdale is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lower Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Everything went Cloverdale's way against Lower Lake in their previous meeting back in April, as Cloverdale made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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