The Windsor Owls will challenge the Clayton Greyhounds at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Windsor took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pattonville a 4-0 shutout. The Owls' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Keegan Murphy and Cole Scott made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Murphy pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Scott didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Furthermore, Murphy didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Murphy got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, while Scott went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Murphy snagged this season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nate Estopare, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. That run was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Clayton waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Cougars. While the Greyhounds didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Clayton pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Windsor, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Windsor came up short against Clayton when the teams last played back in May of 2019, falling 6-2. Can Windsor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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