The St. Clairsville Red Devils will head out to face off against the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Clairsville 3.5, Lynchburg-Clay 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Clairsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Ridgewood as they made off with an 8-1 win. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lynchburg-Clay had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Indians. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by just one run.
Cole Wells made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cody Bell, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Lynchburg-Clay pushed their record up to 22-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for St. Clairsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
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