Clarkston waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Shadle Park Highlanders out 6-5. This was payback for Clarkston, who suffered an 8-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For Shadle Park's part, Crimson Rice put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over 8.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. Rice has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Rice was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Madi Keon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Even though they lost, Shadle Park lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Clarkston pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shadle Park, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Clarkston beat Shadle Park by a score of 15-3 later that day.
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