With a playoff game on the line, Clarence rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Webster Schroeder Warriors. Winning may never get old, but Clarence sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Ella Harrison spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up 18 Ks.
On the hitting side, Taylor Pavelski was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
On Webster Schroeder's side, they also let their pitcher toss all nine innings and she was also dialed-in: Liana DeValder gave up three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks. DeValder has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bizzie Baglieri made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
Clarence is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Webster Schroeder, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-3.
Clarence will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Kennedy at 3:00 p.m. Clarence's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Kennedy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Webster Schroeder does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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