The Brookside Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the Clearview Clippers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clearview took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Brookside, who comes in off a win.
Brookside will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Firelands, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cardinals never let the Falcons get on the board and left with a 6-0 win on Wednesday.
Austin Lara made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Lara was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Liam Ebner, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Trevor Kitzberger, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Brookside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2025.
Meanwhile, Clearview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 17-0 to Columbia.
Brookside now has a winning record of 1-0-1. As for Clearview, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Brookside couldn't quite finish off Clearview when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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