Baseball Recap: Clay picks up eighth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 22, 2024, 6:47pm

Baseball Recap: Clay Eagles vs. Napoleon Wildcats

Clay entered their tilt with Napoleon with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They had just enough and edged the Napoleon Wildcats out 4-3.

C.J. Boudreaux spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Grady Spears was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Sekinger, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Clay's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Napoleon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.

Clay will have a chance to go back-to-back against Napoleon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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