The Clark Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Southeast Career Tech took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Clark, who comes in off a win.
Clark is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Cimarron-Memorial with a sharp 17-5 win on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Clark with their most commanding win of the season.
Roberto Madrigal was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hayden King, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southeast Career Tech unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Sierra Vista by a score of 3-1. Southeast Career Tech has not had much luck with Sierra Vista recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Southeast Career Tech saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Clark's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Southeast Career Tech, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-4.
Friday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Clark hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. However, it's not like Southeast Career Tech struggles in that department as they've averaged .384. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Clark might still be hurting after the 17-3 loss they got from Southeast Career Tech in their previous meeting on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southeast Career Tech's Kentin Grantz, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that Clark knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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