Dark Horses
| 04/14/25 vs Hobbton | 8-4 |
| 04/10/25 vs Red Springs | 11-5 |
| 04/09/25 @ Red Springs | 10-1 |
| 04/04/25 @ West Bladen | 0-7 |
| 04/01/25 vs West Bladen | 4-3 |
Clinton won the last time they faced Hobbton and things went their way on Monday too. The Dark Horses walked away with an 8-4 win over the Wildcats. With that victory, the Dark Horses brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Tyler Hall made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Hall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
Hall wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Slater, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another was Henry Bass, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Clinton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Hobbton, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Clinton and Hobbton should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Dark Horses will square off against St. Pauls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (138 vs. 320). The timing is sure in Clinton's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while the Bulldogs have been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Meanwhile, Hobbton (ranked 258th) will meet Union (ranked 534th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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