Clay will challenge Southeastern at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Clay's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home while Southeastern has been banged up by 12 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Clay's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Green as they made off with a 16-0 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by eight runs or more this season.
Elin Shaw
| 04/21/25 vs Green | 9 |
| 04/19/25 vs West Union | 8 |
| 04/16/25 @ North Adams | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Whiteoak | 8 |
| 04/09/25 @ Notre Dame | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Glenwood | 12 |
Elin Shaw was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last six games. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Clay let Laney Shepherd and Sarah Cassidy run wild. Shepherd went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI, while Cassidy went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three runs gave Shepherd a new career-high. Madison Carver was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Southeastern didn't have quite enough to beat Huntington on Monday and fell 8-7.
Dylan Skaggs was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs.
Clay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Southeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Southeastern's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Clay has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .471. It's a different story for Southeastern, though, as they've only averaged .312. Will they be able to contain Clay's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
