After flying high against Gatlinburg-Pittman in Friday's second game, Clinton came back down to earth. The Clinton Dragons fell just short of the Union County Patriots by a score of 5-3 on Monday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Clinton in their matchups with Union County: they've now lost six in a row.
Clinton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Lee, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Mack, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Clinton was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union County only hit no.
On Union County's side, the team relied heavily on Trot Russell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Union County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-9.
While Clinton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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