Clarkdale is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will head out to take on the Lake Hornets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Clarkdale 2.9, Lake 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Clarkdale's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seminary on Saturday. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Clarkdale was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Lake waltzed into their contest on Saturday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They put the hurt on the Yellowjackets with a sharp 16-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won 14 games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Wes Nester was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Nester was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games he's played.
In other batting news, Jd Gibson was a standout: he scored five runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Boles, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Lake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .439. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union only posted a batting average of .174.
Lake's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Clarkdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Clarkdale couldn't quite finish off Lake when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can Clarkdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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