Clairton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Cornell Raiders as the Clairton Bears made off with a 24-13 win. With that victory, Clairton brought their scoring average up to 7.8 runs per game.
Clairton got a massive performance out of Michael Wright Jr, who scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Tahvaz Armstrong was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Cornell's side, CJ Jackson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dyllan Chetoka, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Cornell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Clairton and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Cornell, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clairton will face off against Bishop Canevin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Clairton is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Cornell, they will head out on the road to square off against Sewickley Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Cornell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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