The Clear Fork Colts will challenge the Northmor Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Clear Fork fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Highland on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Fighting Scots by a score of 8-7.
Katrina Rogers made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Melodie Blubaugh, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, two RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, Northmor fell victim to Cardington-Lincoln and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Pirates, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Golden Knights have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Clear Fork's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9. As for Northmor, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Clear Fork beat Northmor 7-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Will the Colts repeat their success, or do the Golden Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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