By MONTE DUTTON

In Clinton High School’s last eight baseball games, the Red Devils have outscored their opponents, 88-15, with four shutouts.

On Tuesday evening, Clinton (10-2, 4-1 Region 3-2A) drew swiftly away from Chester (5-7-1, 2-1), winning, 13-0, in a game limited to five innings by the Red Devils’ dominance.

At the plate, senior Jaydon Glenn went 3/3 with a double and a triple and four runs batted in. On the mound, he allowed one hit (the Cyclones’ only hit) with five strikeouts.

Second baseman Angel Vargas homered deep to left. Like his cousin, right fielder Owen Glenn doubled and tripled, driving in three. Shortstop Logan Johnson doubled twice, scoring after each. Catcher Luke Young doubled in two.

It was a hit parade. The Red Devils batted .500. Eight of their 11 hits went for extra bases.

The reliever who followed Jaydon Glenn, Zack Lawson, faced six batters and struck five of them out.

Chester’s first batter, center fielder Hudhaifah Taylor, doubled on a 2-2 count. That was it. Jaydon Glenn and Lawson retired the Cyclones’ remaining 15 batters.

Cory Bland, the Chester starter, surrendered 12 runs (eight earned) with a walk and two hit batters. The good news was that he mostly threw strikes. That was the bad news, too.

Tho Thurmond-Clinton game scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. Clinton visits Chester on Friday at 6.

Spartanburg Christian ended a four-game Laurens Academy winning streak by blanking the Crusaders, 9-0.

Aiden Marshall and Isaac Gimon combined on a three-hitter. Caleb Hardy, Evan Asalone and Mason Cooper had the LA hits, all singles.

Whitmire pounded Thornwell, 14-2. Jaden Wilson and Bryce English doubled for the Saints.

Three of the nine Wolverines hits were doubles.

Meanwhile, up the hill from the baseball diamond, Clinton (8-4, 3-2) had seven batters with two hits each in a 14-6 softball slugfest against Chester (5-5, 2-1).

The seven batters were Halleigh Luke, Kamryn Campbell, Taylor Davis, Me-Me Smith, Lila Kuykendall, Micah Snelgrove and Addie Watkins.

Smith belted two homers. Both Kuykendall hits were doubles. Snelgrove tripled. Watkins doubled.

Taralyn Shellenberger homered for the Cyclones. Chester’s other nine hits were all singles.

Smith and Cat Wilkie shared duties in the circle. Emily Roof took the loss.

Fountain Inn defeated Laurens (7-8, 2-3), 11-1, led by four hits from Peyton Herring. Addison Trevino and Carly Edwards each had two hits for the Raiders.

Whitmire no-hit the Thornwell softball team (4-5), 15-0. Autumn Gilliam stopped the Saints on three walks and five strikeouts.

Presbyterian (6-24) won on the road for only the second time all season and edged Western Carolina (18-12) in Cullowhee, N.C., 6-5, in baseball.

Matthew Rollison’s seventh-inning double gave the Blue Hose a 6-2 lead. Wyatt Stanley’s home run in the bottom of the ninth inning brought the Catamounts within a run.

Jeremiah Hampton nailed down his first save. Tucker Meredith (1-2), the second of six PC hurlers, earned the decision over WCU starter Taylor Oaks (2-2).

The Blue Hose visit Charleston Southern for a Big South series on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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