The Wilmington Wildcats will take on the Clifton Central Comets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Wilmington didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln-Way East and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Griffins: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Clifton Central came up short against Iroquois West on Friday and fell 8-5.
Clifton Central has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. Wilmington's loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Wilmington's way against Clifton Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2016, as Wilmington made off with an 11-3 win. Does Wilmington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clifton Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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