The Clay Blue Devils will challenge the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Clay didn't have quite enough to beat Tocoi Creek and fell 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by just one run.
Rylan McMahan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
JC Rosette
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At the plate, Clay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JC Rosette, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave Rosette a new career-high. Cole Carnell was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Toros.
Kevin Willis was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brody Steiger, who scored two runs.
This is the second loss in a row for Clay and nudges their season record down to 9-4. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for St. Augustine, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Augustine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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