The Clinton Dark Horses will square off against the St. Pauls Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Clinton's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while St. Pauls has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Monday, Clinton was able to grind out a solid win over Hobbton, taking the game 8-4. With that victory, the Dark Horses brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Tyler Hall
| 04/14/25 vs Hobbton | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Red Springs | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs Midway | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Midway | 1 |
| 03/13/25 vs North Duplin | 1 |
Tyler Hall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Hall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
Hall wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Slater, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another was Henry Bass, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Pauls didn't have quite enough to beat Fairmont on Thursday and fell 5-3.
Clinton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for St. Pauls, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Everything went Clinton's way against St. Pauls when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Clinton made off with a 9-3 victory. Do the Dark Horses have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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