The Clear Lake Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Dickinson Gators at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Clear Lake's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Dickinson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Clear Lake will bounce into Friday's match after beating Clear Springs, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Falcons had just enough and edged out the Chargers 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Falcons have posted since March 4th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dickinson). Everything went their way against Clear Brook on Tuesday as they made off with a 23-12 win. The Gators not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 14th.
Dickinson got a massive performance out of Kolbi Filoteo, who went 5-for-6 with three runs, three doubles, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Barajaz, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Dickinson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .553. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February of 2024.
Clear Lake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Dickinson, their win bumped their record up to 7-18.
Everything went Clear Lake's way against Dickinson in their previous matchup back in March, as Clear Lake made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team 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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