Clear Lake and St. Vincent de Paul squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Clear Lake had to settle for second. They lost 9-3 to the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs. Clear Lake was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Vincent de Paul apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2015.
For St. Vincent de Paul's part, Josh Malik made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Malik was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nico Antonini, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Will Hankins, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Clear Lake's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for St. Vincent de Paul, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Clear Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Vincent de Paul, they will head out on the road to challenge University at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Vincent de Paul will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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