Clarion-Limestone and Moniteau are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Clarion-Limestone Lions will be playing at home against the Moniteau Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Clarion-Limestone: 2.4, Moniteau: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Clarion-Limestone is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Redbank Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 7-1 to the Bulldogs.
Clarion-Limestone saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Clarion-Limestone didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Redbank Valley only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Moniteau put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Wednesday. They never let East Forest/West Forest onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. Moniteau might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Clarion-Limestone's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3. As for Moniteau, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Clarion-Limestone came out on top in a nail-biter against Moniteau in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Moniteau's Brock Matthews, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 8.1 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Clarion-Limestone to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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