Cloverdale extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping them down to 4-5. They fell 10-6 to the Clear Lake Cardinals. The Eagles were not able to make up for their defeat to the Cardinals from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
As for Clear Lake, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For Clear Lake's part, Sawyer Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Smith is becoming a predictor of Clear Lake's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is undefeated (and 4-5-1 when he doesn't). Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2025.
In other batting news, Jesse Hayes was a standout: he got on base in two of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Clear Lake is undefeated when Hayes posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-5-1 otherwise. Zane Mcauley was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
While Cloverdale had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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