Clinton is 0-10 against West Bladen since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Clinton Dark Horses will be playing at home against the West Bladen Knights at 6:00 p.m. Clinton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Clinton put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Red Springs 9-3.
Alivia Capps was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Capps has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season. Capps was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Carmella Carlton was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Niah Torres was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for West Bladen's offense. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of Midway on Tuesday. West Bladen has not had much luck with Midway recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Clinton's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7. As for West Bladen, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Clinton couldn't quite finish off West Bladen in their previous meeting back in March and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Bladen's Marlene Crabtree, who didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Clinton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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