Clay is 1-6 against Springfield since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Clay's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Springfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Clay took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Ida.
Meanwhile, Springfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 9-5 to Perrysburg.
Clay's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Springfield, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 8-4.
Clay suffered a grim 21-4 defeat to Springfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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