After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Woodland was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell just short of the Clearwater Fightin' Tigers by a score of 3-2. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Fightin' Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Woodland got a good showing from Nolyn Dowd, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Dowd has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Woodland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Rhodes, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Eli Abernathy also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Woodland's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Clearwater, their win ended a 14-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-18.
Coming up, Woodland will host Oran at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Clearwater, they will head out to face off against Kingston at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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