Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Mcclave

Cardinals

Previous 6 Games

03/31/25 vs Springfield	10-5
03/28/25 vs Manzanola	20-0
03/28/25 vs Manzanola	14-1
03/25/25 vs Wiley	19-4
03/25/25 vs Wiley	8-6
03/21/25 vs La Veta	17-7

McClave put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Springfield Longhorns. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Kielan Mallard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, Elijah Solis was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in both of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Emmett Homm was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases.

McClave pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Springfield beat McClave by a score of 8-3 later that day.