Clay won against Ottawa Hills on Friday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Everything went the Eagles' way against the Ross Little Giants as they made off with a 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
Landon Eversman
The result came thanks to Landon Eversman's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Clay is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Alex Goetz was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Ian DeWitt, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Clay is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ross, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Clay will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Little Giants: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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