Clark is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and LEE a nine-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Clark Cougars will square off against the LEE Volunteers at 5:00 p.m. Clark will be strutting in after a victory while LEE will be coming in after a loss.
Clark was handed a eight-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Antonian Prep 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted since March 26, 2024.
Heaven Villarreal was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Liegl, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, LEE came up short against Burbank on Friday, falling 10-1.
Alayna Castellano made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. Leah Fisher also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Clark's victory bumped their record up to 2-8. As for LEE, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Clark's way against LEE in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Clark made off with a 12-0 win. Will Clark repeat their success, or does LEE have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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