The Clinton Maroons will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Monticello Sages at 11:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Clinton: 2.9, Monticello: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Clinton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Tri-Valley a 1-0 shutout. Clinton's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Not much got past Brock Wilson, who gave up just four hits to keep Tri-Valley off the board. Wilson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Clinton's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Reynolds, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monticello sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Warrensburg-Latham on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monticello.
Clinton is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Monticello, their win bumped their record up to 30-4.
Clinton skirted past Monticello 1-0 in their previous matchup last Wednesday. Does Clinton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monticello turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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