The McClave Cardinals are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Wiley Panthers.
Last Friday, McClave came up short against Holly and fell 8-4. McClave has not had much luck with Holly recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, while Wiley put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Granada. Wiley was the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Granada.
Grant Mauch made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Mauch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mauch was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Wiley got a massive performance out of Evan Larrick, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. James Pearson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
McClave's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Wiley, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
McClave came up short against Wiley when the teams last played on Monday, falling 8-4. Can McClave avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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