Cloverdale is 0-7 against South Vermillion since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Cloverdale Clovers will head out on the road to challenge the South Vermillion Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. Cloverdale will be strutting in after a win while South Vermillion will be coming in after a loss.
Cloverdale will head into Friday's contest having proved themselves against Brown County: Cloverdale took a six-run defeat the last time they faced off against Brown County, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Cloverdale had just enough and edged Brown County out 5-3. The victory was familiar territory for Cloverdale who now have three in a row.
Drake Hoffa made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Hoffa has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hoffa was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Tyson Bridges was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trey Schabel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for South Vermillion's offense. They lost 18-0 to West Vigo on Friday. The loss continues a trend for South Vermillion in their matchups with West Vigo: they've now lost three in a row.
Cloverdale's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for South Vermillion, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
Cloverdale suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to South Vermillion when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can Cloverdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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