Clearfield can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They never let the Penns Valley Area Rams onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Clearfield also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Not much got past Craig Mays, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Penns Valley Area off the board. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Clearfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Rumsky, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Clearfield's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Penns Valley Area, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clearfield will square off against Bishop Carroll at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last five games Clearfield has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Penns Valley Area, they will head out on the road to challenge Central Cambria at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Cambria is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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