Clever waltzed into their game on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sparta Trojans and snuck past 10-9. Ten seems to be a good number for Clever as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Sparta's part, Benjamin Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bradyn Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Clever has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Sparta, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-7.
Clever will head out on the road to challenge Skyline at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Clever's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches. As for Sparta, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Galena at 5:00 p.m. Galena will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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