Clay has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ponte Vedra took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Clay, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, while Clay put up some runs, the same can't be said for Trinity Christian Academy. Clay walked away with a 4-0 win over Trinity Christian Academy.
Not much got past Mckinsey Bardroff, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Trinity Christian Academy off the board. Bardroff has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Clay saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Parker, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kendyll Mann, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ponte Vedra suffered a tough 13-4 defeat at the hands of Ridgeview on Monday. Ponte Vedra has struggled against Ridgeview recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Caiden Oliva was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Clay's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-12. As for Ponte Vedra, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-8.
Clay might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Ponte Vedra in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ponte Vedra's Aoife Weaver, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Clay knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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