Baseball Recap: Clay Falls Short of Arnold in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clay can now relate to. They fell just short of the Arnold Marlins by a score of 2-0 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered since April 4th.

Rylan McMahan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

Blue Devils

Previous 5 Games

05/05/25 @ Arnold	0-2
04/29/25 vs Escambia	6-2
04/28/25 vs Escambia	2-1
04/22/25 vs Bishop Kenny	9-1
04/21/25 vs Bishop Kenny	3-2

The loss snapped Clay's winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 22-10 record. As for Arnold, their victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-7.

While Clay had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.