Keystone Heights typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Clay proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Keystone Heights Indians by a score of 6-1. 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 consistent recently: 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. Parker Lowrance was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Keystone Heights' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Screen, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double.
Clay has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Keystone Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clay will take on Middleburg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clay's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Middleburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Keystone Heights, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Taylor.
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