Angels Clobber Clover

July 29, 2014 AAHA AAA

Abbotsford Angels 10
Cloverdale Spurs 1
Mosquito AAA

The Mosquito AAA boys finished their summer league play in fine fashion on Monday night – walloping their arch-rival Cloverdale Spurs 10-1. As the boys had already locked up first place in the league, the game statistically meant nothing, but psychologically meant everything – for the Spurs had beaten the Angels twice already this year. Heading up to Kamloops for the provincials this weekend, it is quite likely that these two teams will be squaring off against each other in a high stakes re-match.

The game started out as a pitchers battle for 3 innings, with the Clover ace working through the Angels lineup and Jack Taylor for the Angles equaling theirs. In the 4th inning, the battle and resilience of the Angels were too much for Clover to handle as the boys started pounding the ball – chasing Cloverdale’s top 3 pitchers. Taylor was excellent, throwing 4 innings, while Trey Smith was solid closing out the final 2. As a final parting gift, Micah Bucknam deposited a 200 foot, 3 run Jack into deep right – capping a stellar game for Bucknam and an overall impressive effort by the Angels.

Contributed by Darcy Wakelyn