It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clairemont can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bishop's Knights by a score of 9-8 on Saturday. The Chieftains were not able to make up for their defeat to the Knights from their previous meeting back in March of 2023.
Clairemont got a good showing from Jackson Cleary, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cleary has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ivan Murrieta and Connor Trevino did some serious damage despite the final result: Murrieta went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Trevino went 1-for-5 with three runs. Another player making a difference was Nate Kelly, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
Clairemont's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-8. As for Bishop's, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-11-1 record this season.
Clairemont does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop's, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against University City on the 27th.
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