The Bartram Trail Bears will face off against the Clay Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bartram Trail will be strutting in after a win while Clay will be coming in after a loss.
Bartram Trail will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Nease on Wednesday. The Bears were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Panthers. The matchup marked the Bears' most dominant victory of the season.
Coleson Baum
| 02/27/25 vs Bishop Kenny | 3 |
| 03/18/25 vs Oviedo | 2 |
| 02/20/25 vs St. Augustine | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Nease | 1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Fleming Island | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Bartram Trail got a great performance from Coleson Baum as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Baum also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Bears are 4-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-9 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Phin Huber, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Landon Tippie, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Bartram Trail was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nease only posted a batting average of .158.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Clay's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Snyder on Tuesday.
Bartram Trail is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Clay, they dropped their record down to 13-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bartram Trail beat Clay 3-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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