The Bullock Creek Lancers will challenge the Clare Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, Bullock Creek got the win against Meridian by a conclusive 15-5. The Lancers haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Clare gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over St. Louis. The victory was familiar territory for the Pioneers, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Dane Alexander was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Alexander was also big at the plate, earning two runs and two stolen bases. Clare is 2-0-1 when Alexander posts two or more runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Ryan Louch and Jayden Arthur did most of the damage at the plate: Louch got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Arthur got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Louch is becoming a predictor of Clare's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-0-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Smith, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Clare was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Louis only posted a batting average of .158.
Clare's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-4-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bullock Creek, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Bullock Creek couldn't quite finish off Clare in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 10-8. Can the Lancers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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