The Clemens Buffaloes are taking a road trip to face off against the Johnson Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clemens is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Clemens will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Canyon, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Clemens sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Canyon on Tuesday.
Clemens' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Neel, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Clemens hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Johnson faced Lake Belton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Johnson came up short against Lake Belton, falling 7-1. The Jaguars' loss signaled the end of their undefeated season.
Payton Barrett made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinlee McGuire, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Clemens is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Johnson fell to 13-1-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
