Clare had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 14-15 to make it four. They lost 10-0 to the St. Francis Gladiators. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Pioneers haven't been shut out since back in April.
As for St. Francis, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-4. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by seven runs or more this season.
For St. Francis' part, they got a great performance from Tyler Endres as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on John St. Peter, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Alex Jetter, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Coming up, Clare will square off against Chippewa Hills at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Francis, they will take on Alpena at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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