Lower Lake was the 6-3 winner over Clear Lake when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lower Lake Trojans fell just short of the Clear Lake Cardinals by a score of 7-6 on Friday. Lower Lake has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Zach Jones put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Brody Shields made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Lower Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Clear Lake, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-6.
Lower Lake has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Fort Bragg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Bragg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lower Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Clear Lake, they will head out on the road to take on Kelseyville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kelseyville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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