Clarion Area waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Oil City Oilers. That's more bragging rights for Clarion Area, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dawson Smail made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smail was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Derek Smail, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
On Oil City's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner (Hank) Lockhart, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Clarion Area's victory bumped their record up to 11-1-1. As for Oil City, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Clarion Area will head out on the road to square off against Cranberry Area at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Clarion Area is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Oil City, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Hickory at 5:30 p.m. Hickory has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.27 runs per game on average), something Oil City will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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