After flying high against Sterling Heights last Wednesday, Clintondale came back down to earth. The Clintondale Dragons took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Haven Rockets on Friday. Clintondale has not had much luck with New Haven recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Clintondale saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justyn Myers, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On New Haven's side, Lamar Pearson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Pearson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. He hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jake Estes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Martin, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Clintondale's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for New Haven, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-9.
Clintondale will be playing in front of their home fans against Lutheran Northwest at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clintondale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season. As for New Haven, they will head out on the road to square off against Madison at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Haven is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
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