The Clarkston Bantams will square off against the East Valley Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Clarkston made up a huge gap compared to their last game against West Valley, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bantams fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The Bantams haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Clarkston saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Line, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, East Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Pullman, falling 8-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.
Kyler Goll made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one double.
East Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Clarkston, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Clarkston has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Clarkston's way against East Valley in their previous matchup back in March, as Clarkston made off with a 15-1 victory. Will the Bantams repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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