With a playoff win on the line, Clay rose to the challenge on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lima Senior Spartans 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.
The win was the fourth in a row for Clay, bringing their record up to 17-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lima Senior, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-20 record this season.
Clay will take on St. John's Jesuit at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.6, the Titans 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lima Senior does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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