Blue Devils
| 05/12/25 vs Mineral Ridge | 0-4 |
| 05/09/25 @ Western Reserve | 11-3 |
| 05/07/25 @ Mathews | 16-4 |
| 05/01/25 vs Memorial | 5-0 |
| 04/29/25 @ Jackson-Milton | 15-4 |
McDonald dropped their record down to 11-7 on Monday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins. They fell 4-0 to the Mineral Ridge Rams. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Blue Devils' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Mineral Ridge, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
For Mineral Ridge's part, not much got past Xavier Klamer, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep McDonald off the board. Klamer has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Dom Balestrino was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Harding, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
While McDonald had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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