The St. Clair Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Herculaneum Black Cats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Clair's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Herculaneum's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Clair fell victim to St. Francis Borgia and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Easton Martin spent all 9.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on eight hits.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Herculaneum). They put the hurt on Bayless with a sharp 26-4 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Black Cats considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Herculaneum's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-10. As for St. Clair, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Everything went St. Clair's way against Herculaneum when the teams last played back in March, as St. Clair made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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