The Cloverdale Clovers will challenge the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Cloverdale: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while Eastern Greene has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Cloverdale managed to slip by North Putnam the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Clovers came up short against the Cougars on Saturday, falling 7-1.
Ben Campbell
| 04/07/25 vs Dugger Union | 4 |
| 05/10/25 @ North Putnam | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ White River Valley | 2 |
| 05/03/25 @ Eminence | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Greencastle | 1 |
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Cloverdale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Campbell, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. The Clovers are 2-1 when Campbell posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-10 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Eastern Greene beat Heritage Hills 7-4 on Saturday.
Eastern Greene has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cloverdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cloverdale has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eastern Greene struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cloverdale skirted past Eastern Greene 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Clovers repeat their success, or do the Thunderbirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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