The Clinton Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Delavan-Darien Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clinton will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Clinton's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Cambridge 9-0. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Not much got past Andie Bell, who gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Cambridge off the board. Bell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Macy Hinze was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Gabriella Winch also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Meanwhile, Delavan-Darien fell victim to Turner and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to the Trojans. The Comets haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Clinton pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Delavan-Darien, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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