Lower Lake hasn't had much luck against Cloverdale recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Trojans will welcome the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Lower Lake will be strutting in after a win while Cloverdale will be coming in after a loss.
Lower Lake made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Upper Lake, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Trojans blew past the Cougars 11-2 on Friday. The Trojans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brody Shields and Ashton Hartman made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Shields struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hartman tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At the plate, Shields scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Hartman scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
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In other batting news, Blake Hill was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Alonso, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cloverdale's offense. They lost 12-0 to Kelseyville on Tuesday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Lower Lake's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Cloverdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lower Lake has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cloverdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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