Baseball Preview: Clay Blue Devils vs. Middleburg Broncos
Clay is 6-0 against Middleburg since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Clay Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Middleburg Broncos at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clay is returning to their home field after beating Keystone Heights on theirs, despite the fact Keystone Heights has dominated at home this season. Clay walked away with a 6-1 win over Keystone Heights on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clay.
Rylan McMahan looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Carnell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Parker Lowrance, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Middleburg sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Paxon School For Advanced Studies on Thursday.
Brayden Daigle looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Middleburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylar Gray, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Hill, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Clay has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Middleburg, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-14.
Clay skirted past Middleburg 7-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Clay repeat their success, or does Middleburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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