
Gladiators
| 03/30/26 @ Winder-Barrow | 2-0 |
| 03/26/26 vs Cedar Shoals | 13-0 |
| 03/24/26 @ Cedar Shoals | 15-0 |
| 03/23/26 @ Alcovy | 18-3 |
| 03/23/26 vs Alcovy | 12-1 |
Clarke Central took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Winder-Barrow, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Gladiators had just enough and edged out the Bulldoggs 2-0. The Gladiators' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Clarke Central got a great performance from Juan Diego Martinez-Gamero as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Martinez-Gamero has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Clarke Central's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colton Eberhard, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Clarke Central pushed their record up to 10-13 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Winder-Barrow, they moved to 8-11 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Clarke Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldoggs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday.
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