The Clearfield Bison will face off against the DuBois Beavers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Clearfield turned things around against Penns Valley Area on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rams an 11-0 shutout. The matchup marked the Bison's most dominant victory of the season so far.
Noah Wriglesworth was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season. Braison Patrick was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Clearfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, DuBois came tearing into Tuesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bobcats 8-1. The result was nothing new for the Beavers, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
DuBois got a massive performance out of Talon Hodge, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double. That's the most runs Hodge has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Wingard, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
DuBois pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Clearfield, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
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