Clyde can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Merkel Badgers a 6-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Clyde as they're now sitting on four straight.
The result came thanks to Caden Winters's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Guzman, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jackson Poole, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Merkel's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Blubaugh, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Clyde has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5-3 record this season. As for Merkel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Clyde will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Wall at 7:00 p.m. Wall is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, so Clyde will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Merkel, they will take on Ballinger at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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