The Cloverdale Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the St. Helena Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cloverdale: 2.8, St. Helena: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cloverdale is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Clear Lake just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Cardinals. The game marked the first time this season in which Cloverdale was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, St. Helena put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Upper Lake with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for St. Helena who now have seven in a row.
Cloverdale's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3. As for St. Helena, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
Cloverdale came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Helena when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Helena's Tahlia Smith, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cloverdale still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.
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