The Clinton Dark Horses will head out on the road to take on the East Bladen Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Clinton will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Clinton can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They put the hurt on St. Pauls with a sharp 9-3 victory. That's two games straight that Clinton has won by exactly six runs.
Alex Evans was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennon Bell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
East Bladen lost 10-3 to Whiteville on Friday. The loss continues a trend for East Bladen in their matchups with Whiteville: they've now lost four in a row.
Clinton's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for East Bladen, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Clinton came out on top in a nail-biter against East Bladen when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 11-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clinton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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