Early typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Clever proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Early Panthers out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clever.
For Early's part, Jacob Presley was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Presley has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Presley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Presley wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Cutler, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Clever is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Early, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clever is on the road again on Tuesday to play Skyline at 4:30 p.m. As for Early, they will square off against Weaubleau at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Weaubleau's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Early's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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