With a playoff game on the line, Clarkdale rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Raleigh Lions 6-5. Winning may never get old, but Clarkdale sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
For Raleigh's part, Tatum Bowen and Haylee Buffington stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bowen scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Buffington went 3-for-4 with three RBI.
Clarkdale has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Raleigh, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-17.
Clarkdale will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Puckett at 7:00 p.m. Puckett will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. Raleigh does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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