Baseball Recap: Perkins Wins Going Away Against Clear Fork

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs Fostoria	18
03/29/25 vs Ontario	12
05/29/25 vs Clear Fork	10
05/07/25 @ Norwalk	10
04/30/25 @ Sandusky	10

Perkins's hitters rose to the challenge against a Colts pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.42 runs allowed on Thursday. The Pirates put the hurt on the Clear Fork Colts with a sharp 11-1 victory. Considering the Pirates have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Talon Walton made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Quentin Binette was excellent, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Blake Parker was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

The win made it two in a row for Perkins and bumps their season record up to 19-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Clear Fork, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-5.

Perkins will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Colts: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.