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| 05/09/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/20/23 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 05/09/22 - Home | 15-4 W |
| 04/26/22 - Away | 6-7 L |
| 05/18/21 - Home | 11-17 L |
| + 5 more games |
Clarion Area and Moniteau are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clarion Area is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Clarion Area challenged Keystone on Saturday. The Bobcats were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Panthers. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won three matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Derek Smail was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smail was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Rex, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Clarion Area always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Keystone only posted an OBP of .385.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Moniteau was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They fell 5-2 to Apollo Ridge.
Moniteau saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dawson Cook, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. James Gillen also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Clarion Area's record now sits at 4-1. As for Moniteau, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4.
Everything went Clarion Area's way against Moniteau in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Clarion Area made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats 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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