The Cloverdale Clovers will head out on the road to face off against the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cloverdale's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against North Putnam on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Cougars.
Cloverdale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Hoffa, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Eastern Greene was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Bloomfield by a score of 2-0. It was the first time this season that Eastern Greene let down their fans at home.
Cloverdale dropped their record down to 4-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Eastern Greene, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cloverdale has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eastern Greene struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cloverdale came up short against Eastern Greene when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 10-7. Can Cloverdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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