Baseball Recap: Lynchburg-Clay Extends Winning Streak to Four

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Previous 4 Games

04/22/25 @ Peebles	14-0
04/21/25 vs Peebles	11-1
04/17/25 vs West Union	23-0
04/16/25 vs Vinton County	19-1

Lynchburg-Clay came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Peebles Indians a 14-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-1 on Monday.

Quin Wells was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with six RBI and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Lynchburg-Clay let Elam Faust and Cole Wells run wild. Faust got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Wells got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Faust is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kristian Beachy, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Lynchburg-Clay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .545 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Lynchburg-Clay pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Peebles, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.

Lynchburg-Clay has already played their next contest, a 10-0 victory against Eastern on the 28th. As for Peebles, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 5-4 defeat against East Clinton on the 28th.