Baseball Recap: Clayton Now 8-1 over Last Nine Games

Comets

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 @ Southern School of Energy and Sustainability	17
02/26/25 @ Rosewood	14
03/21/25 vs South Garner	11
04/08/25 vs Southeast Raleigh	9
04/01/25 @ Cleveland	9

Clayton put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Sam Narron looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, Tyler Long was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Jamison Lynch was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.

Clayton hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive games.

Clayton is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Southeast Raleigh, they dropped their record down to 3-13 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.

Looking ahead, Clayton will face off against Wake County HomeSchool at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Warriors will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something the Comets surely won't give up without a fight. As for Southeast Raleigh, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Knightdale at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.