McClintock had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Canyon Rattlers and snuck past 3-2. This was payback for McClintock, who suffered a 14-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Alex Nemecek was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Elias Baldwin, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
McClintock has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for North Canyon, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5.
McClintock will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Canyon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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