Colorado hasn't had much luck against Clyde recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The two teams will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Colorado sitting on three straight victories and Clyde on nine.
On Friday, Colorado got the win against Miles by a conclusive 18-3. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won 14 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Clyde ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Merkel 3-2. The three-run effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kaycee Bingham was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over ten innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brileigh Dailey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played.
Clyde pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Colorado, their win bumped their record up to 16-6-1.
Colorado suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Clyde when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can Colorado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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