The Clearfield Bison will head out on the road to challenge the St. Marys Flying Dutch at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, Clearfield finally turned things around against Philipsburg-Osceola on Tuesday. Clearfield walked away with a 6-2 victory over Philipsburg-Osceola.
Joelle Henry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Aevril Hayward was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Eve Siegel, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Marys put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bradford a 15-0 shutout. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for St. Marys this season.
Molly Hanslovan was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Addison Beimel was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Clearfield made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-4. As for St. Marys, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Clearfield hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. Marys struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Clearfield suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to St. Marys when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Clearfield, Kendall Young (who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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