Cleveland had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 6-11-1 to make it four. They lost 6-0 to the Grand Oaks Grizzlies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Grizzlies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-1 on Tuesday.
As for Grand Oaks, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
For Grand Oaks' part, not much got past Noah Lopez, who gave up just two hits to keep Cleveland off the board. Lopez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Andrew Clayton was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was C Green, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Cleveland will take on rival Willis at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Grand Oaks is set to face off against their familiar foe New Caney at 7:00 p.m. on the 20th.
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