Grape Creek hasn't had much luck against Clyde recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Grape Creek Eagles will take on the Clyde Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.
Grape Creek is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 16-1 to Merkel.
Meanwhile, Clyde waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 9-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Kaycee Bingham made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Brileigh Dailey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sutton McClain, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Clyde was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sweetwater only posted a batting average of .321.
Clyde pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Grape Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Grape Creek suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Clyde in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Grape Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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