The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will head out to take on the Cloverdale Clovers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastern Greene will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Eastern Greene can't be too worried about heading out to take on Cloverdale: they just beat Heritage Hills at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Thunderbirds came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 7-4 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Cloverdale came up short against North Putnam on Saturday, falling 7-1.
Cloverdale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Campbell, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. Campbell is becoming a predictor of the Clovers' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 3-10 when he doesn't).
Eastern Greene pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cloverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Cloverdale's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Eastern Greene has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .488. It's a different story for Cloverdale, though, as they've only averaged .359. Will they be able to contain Eastern Greene's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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