Baseball Recap: Lynchburg-Clay Now 18-1 over Last 19 Games

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 @ West Union	28
04/17/25 vs West Union	23
05/10/25 vs Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington	22
04/16/25 vs Vinton County	18
04/01/25 @ North Adams	15

Lynchburg-Clay had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Unioto on Tuesday. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Shermans with a sharp 10-2 win. Considering the Mustangs have won 18 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Cole Wells and Braedon West were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Wells tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, West tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Wells went 1-for-2 with two RBI, while West got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josiah Burns, who went 4-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Austin Bell was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Lynchburg-Clay is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Unioto, the loss snapped their winning streak at 14 games and leaves them with a 24-7 record.

Lynchburg-Clay and Unioto are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Mustangs will square off against Graham Local at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lynchburg-Clay 1.8, the Falcons 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Unioto, they will take on Lake Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Shermans 2.6, the Cougars 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.