Clint is 6-0 against Austin since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Clint Lions will square off against the Austin Panthers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clint has ten straight victories, Austin has 50 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Clint is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Austin onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. Considering Clint has won 12 contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jose Aranda was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Aranda has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Aranda was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alan Gonzalez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Daniel Ochoa, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Clint has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-23.
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