The Clark baseball team defeated Brandeis 8-6 in 7 innings of play to remain in first place in District.  On the mound for the Cougars was Ryan Skowronski who pitched 4 innings, giving up 5 runs on 5 hits.  Clark bats continued to be hot, with a total of 9 hits for the game.  The first 2 innings of play saw Clark score 6 runs and Brandeis 4.  The 3rd inning was scoreless, with Brandeis scoring another run in the 4th inning.  Cougars came back in the 6 inning to score 2 runs, and gave up 1 run in the bottom of the inning, to go into the final inning of play with an 8-6 lead.   Trevor Settles pitched the 5th and 6th innings in relief.  Matt Cohen came in to save the game in the 7th inning and faced 3 batters securing 3 quick outs for the win.  Notables for the game were Braden Mattson with 2 hits (double & triple), 2 RBIs, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases – one to score, and 2 outstanding plays at catcher to stop Brandeis momentum.  Cohen had 3 hits for the game, and Ed Moore had 2.  Next up for Clark is Jay, Friday, April 8th at 4:45pm at NS # 2.