Clarion Area can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Redbank Valley Bulldogs as the Clarion Area Bobcats made off with a 15-1 victory. Clarion Area's win was all the more impressive since Redbank Valley was averaging only 2.92 runs allowed on the season.
Derek Smail made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Smail has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Smail was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Clarion Area got a massive performance out of Dawson Smail, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Matt Alston, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
On Redbank Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Clouse, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Clarion Area pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Redbank Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Clarion Area will take on Oil City at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Clarion Area's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Oil City's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Redbank Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Brockway at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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