The Clover Eagles will face off against the York Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clover's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so York's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Clover nor Westside made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams, sneaking past 2-1. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles, who have now won three contests in a row.
Justin Cox looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
At the plate, Clover saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Fan, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Fan has snagged this season.
Meanwhile, York made easy work of Dreher on Thursday and carried off a 15-4 victory. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Clover's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for York, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Clover beat York 16-12 when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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