The Clairemont Chieftains will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Southwest SD Raiders at 11:00 a.m. Southwest SD took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Clairemont, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Clairemont had just enough and edged Lincoln out 2-1.
Christian Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Clairemont's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Robbins, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Southwest SD was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They fell 10-6 to Mira Mesa.
Clairemont pushed their record up to 11-4-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for Southwest SD, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Clairemont's way against Southwest SD in their previous meeting on Thursday as Clairemont made off with a 13-6 win. Does Clairemont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest SD turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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