Clover Garden School is 9-1 against River Mill since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Clover Garden School Grizzlies will head out on the road to challenge the River Mill Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Clover Garden School is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
While Clover Garden School has not struggled against Chatham Charter recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Clover Garden School walked away with an 8-4 win over Chatham Charter. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clover Garden School.
Lucas Roney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Clover Garden School let Dean Thacker and Jackson Brannock loose on the outfield. Thacker scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Brannock went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Rodney Wilson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
River Mill never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Ascend Leadership last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Aviators as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The result was nothing new for River Mill, who have now won four matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Gavin Loy made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Loy was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton Tubbs, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. James Penrod was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Clover Garden School is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for River Mill, their record now sits at 5-7.
River Mill's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Clover Garden School hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .341. It's a different story for River Mill, though, as they've only averaged .253. Will they be able to contain Clover Garden School's hitters?
Everything went Clover Garden School's way against River Mill in their previous meeting back in March as Clover Garden School made off with a 10-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was River Mill's Blake Lutterloh, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Clover Garden School still be able to contain Lutterloh? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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