Clear Lake hasn't had much luck against Friendswood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Clear Lake Falcons will take on the Friendswood Mustangs in a tournament on Friday. Clear Lake's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Friendswood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Falcons on Thursday. Clear Lake fell just short of Kinkaid by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Clear Lake has lost by just one run.
Clear Lake got a good showing from Jove Vestal-Peek, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Zachary Tuxhorn was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. He also scored a run, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Friendswood didn't have quite enough to beat Katy Taylor on Thursday and fell 5-4. The loss was Friendswood's first of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Clear Lake and nudges their season record down to 5-3-2. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Friendswood, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Clear Lake came up short against Friendswood when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 5-2. Can Clear Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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