Clearwater Valley is 5-0 against Nezperce since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Clearwater Valley Rams will be staying on the road to face off against the Nezperce Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. Clearwater Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Clearwater Valley had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Prairie.
Clearwater Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Schlieper, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Josh Gardner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Nezperce was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 19-4 to Prairie. That's two games in a row now that Nezperce has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Clearwater Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-12. As for Nezperce, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Nezperce's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Clearwater Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Nezperce, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Clearwater Valley keep running through batters, or will Nezperce buck the trend?
Everything went Clearwater Valley's way against Nezperce in their previous matchup back in April as Clearwater Valley made off with a 16-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clearwater Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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