It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clarion Area can now relate to. They lost 9-3 to the Bishop Carroll Huskies on Monday.
Nathan Frederick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run. Noah Harrison was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Clarion Area didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop Carroll only tossed four.
On Bishop Carroll's side, the team relied heavily on Grant Casses, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cullen Myers, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Clarion Area's loss dropped their record down to 18-3-1. As for Bishop Carroll, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Clarion Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop Carroll, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Saegertown at 12:00 p.m. Saegertown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Bishop Carroll's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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