
Blue Devils
03/08/25 vs Canterbury | 15 |
04/07/25 @ St. Augustine | 13 |
02/28/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy | 12 |
03/25/25 vs Orange Park | 11 |
03/28/25 vs Menendez | 8 |
Clay never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets as they made off with a 13-0 victory. Considering the Blue Devils have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Clay got a great performance from Sadie Russo as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Russo a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Kaitlyn Howell was a standout: she scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brooke Hamilton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Clay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .641. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Clay has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for St. Augustine, they dropped their record down to 0-17 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clay will venture away from home to face off against Creekside at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Augustine, they will head out to square off against Interlachen at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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