The matchup between Clintondale and Center Line on Wednesday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Clintondale Dragons fell just short of the Center Line Panthers by a score of 17-16. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (11), Clintondale still had to take the loss.
William Lopez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Clintondale's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Center Line, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clintondale will take on New Haven at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. New Haven's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Clintondale's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Center Line, they will head out on the road to challenge Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Center Line's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
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