The Churchill Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the Clark Cougars at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Churchill's offense. They lost 9-0 to Clark on Tuesday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Chargers were not able to get on the board.
For Clark's part, not much got past Ben Roska, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Churchill off the board. That's the most strikeouts Roska has posted over his last four contests.
On the hitting side, Tristan Hidalgo was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Brightwell, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Clark hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive matches.
Clark is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. Churchill's loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
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