The Clay Eagles will head out to challenge the St. John's Jesuit Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clay will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Clay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lima Senior a 9-0 shutout. The Eagles not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 16th (when they won 11-0).
George Edwards
| 05/26/25 vs Lima Senior | 5 |
| 05/09/25 vs Findlay | 4 |
| 03/29/25 @ Atherton | 3 |
| 05/07/25 @ Bowling Green | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Springfield | 2 |
George Edwards looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Toneff, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run. Ian DeWitt was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. John's Jesuit got the win against Southview last Monday by a conclusive 8-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Clay is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. John's Jesuit, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Clay skirted past St. John's Jesuit 2-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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