03/22/25 vs Cleveland Central | 16 |
03/03/25 vs Raymond | 15 |
02/25/25 @ Pearl | 14 |
03/01/25 vs Warren Central | 10 |
02/22/25 vs Senatobia | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clinton). Everything went their way against the Cleveland Central Wolves on Saturday as Clinton made off with a 19-3 win. Considering the Arrows have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Wes Ambrose looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Parker Thames, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 12 games. Stone Crain also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Clinton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cleveland Central only posted an OBP of .417.
Clinton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. Cleveland Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Coming up, Clinton will challenge Houston at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Houston will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Cleveland Central, they will be playing at home against Greenville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cleveland Central will need to watch out since Greenville has now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
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