Clarion Area had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They skirted past the DuBois Beavers 10-8. That's more bragging rights for Clarion Area, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Derek Smail was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Smail has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Smail was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Noah Harrison and Dawson Smail did most of the damage at the plate: Harrison scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Smail scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Matt Alston was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On DuBois' side, Danny Dixon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Talon Hodge, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, DuBois didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clarion Area only tossed six.
Clarion Area pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for DuBois, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Clarion Area will head out on the road to square off against North Clarion at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clarion Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season. As for DuBois, they will head out on the road to face off against Johnsonburg at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Johnsonburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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