Vernonia extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 2-9. They came up short against the Clatskanie Tigers, falling 12-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 on Wednesday.
As for Clatskanie, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
For Clatskanie's part, Zack Mollenhour made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Mollenhour also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Clatskanie is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise. Mollenhour was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Andreasen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Kash Hodges also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Clatskanie beat Vernonia by a score of 15-5 later that day.
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