The Clarkston Bantams will head out to face off against the North Central Wolfpack at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. North Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Clarkston, who comes in off a win.
Clarkston will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Pullman, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bantams walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Greyhounds on Wednesday.
Jace Cometto spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. Clarkston is 2-1 when Cometto allows one or fewer earned runs, but 5-8 otherwise.
Caddis Sevey
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At the plate, Caddis Sevey was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Parker Nugen was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Clarkston hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, North Central was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Deer Park. The Wolfpack have struggled against the Stags recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Clarkston has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for North Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Clarkston came out on top in a nail-biter against North Central when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bantams since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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