The Cloverdale Eagles will challenge the Athenian Owls at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Cloverdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They beat International by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1.
Meanwhile, Athenian made easy work of San Francisco Waldorf on Wednesday and carried off a 19-2 victory. Considering the Owls have won ten matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Darren Rosenberg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Ishaan Srivastav was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Jack Kaminsky was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Cloverdale pushed their record up to 8-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Athenian, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.
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