Nezperce is 0-5 against Clearwater Valley since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Nezperce Nighthawks will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Clearwater Valley Rams, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nezperce lost 19-4 to Prairie last Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Nezperce has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Meanwhile, Clearwater Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Prairie by a score of 5-4.
Clearwater Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Schlieper, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Josh Gardner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Nezperce's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Clearwater Valley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Nezperce has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Clearwater Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Nezperce suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Clearwater Valley in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clearwater Valley's Talon Meyer, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Nezperce knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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