It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Clarion Area had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They never let Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Clarion Area might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Dawson Smail was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bryce Brinkley, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Clarion Area is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2-1 record this season. As for Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8.
As of now, neither Clarion Area nor Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley have any future games scheduled.
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