For the second straight game, Clemente will face off against Farragut. The Wildcats will host the Admirals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Clemente is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Farragut just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Admirals by a score of 9-8.
For Farragut's part, Ben DeMateo made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. DeMateo has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Farragut is 10-1 when DeMateo posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Robert DeMateo, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Gio Bahena-Perez was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
Farragut was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in nine consecutive matchups.
Farragut is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for Clemente, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
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