Jamestown hasn't had much luck against Clarence recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Red Raiders will be playing at home against the Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jamestown took a loss when they played away from home on Sunday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Sunday. They never let Orchard Park get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clarence). They were the clear victors by a 12-4 margin over St. Francis on Saturday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Aaron Ostrov looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Owen Misinec was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jackson Bugg, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Clarence was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Clarence pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Jamestown, their win bumped their record up to 2-6.
Jamestown suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Clarence in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Red Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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