Tuesday just wasn't the day for Clifton Central's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beecher Bobcats on Tuesday. Clifton Central has not had much luck with Beecher recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Beecher's part, not much got past Ava Lorenzatti, who gave up just three hits and racked up 18 Ks to keep Clifton Central off the board. Lorenzatti has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Makenzie Johnson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Clifton Central now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Beecher, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-1.
Clifton Central will head out on the road to face off against Beecher at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Beecher, they will be playing at home against Peotone at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Beecher is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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