Clarion-Limestone had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the St. Marys Flying Dutch by a score of 5-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Clarion-Limestone also won the last time the pair played on Thursday.
Paul Craig looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Clarion-Limestone saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Craig, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, St. Marys didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Clarion-Limestone pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Marys, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Clarion-Limestone will be playing in front of their home fans against Redbank Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Clarion-Limestone: 1.9, Redbank Valley: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Marys, they will head out on the road to challenge Brookville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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