Baseball Game Recap: Bartram Trail Bears vs. Clay Blue Devils

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 9:30am

Baseball Recap: Bartram Trail Bears vs. Clay Blue Devils

Bartram Trail's game last Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They never let the Clay Blue Devils onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bartram Trail also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.

Luke Labbe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up nine Ks.

At the plate, Bartram Trail saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Bay, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

On Clay's side, they got a good showing from Rylan McMahan, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. McMahan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.

Bartram Trail's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Clay, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7.

Bartram Trail will head out on the road to challenge First Coast at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Clay, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Providence School at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Clay: 2.8, Providence School: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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