Clay entered their tilt with Ponte Vedra with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ponte Vedra Sharks a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. This was payback for Clay, who suffered an 11-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Mckinsey Bardroff's shutout, as she gave up just two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Ponte Vedra's side, Taylor Scribner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Ponte Vedra saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Gardner, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Even though they lost, Ponte Vedra didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clay only tossed three.
Clay's win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Ponte Vedra, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clay will take on Orange Park at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Orange Park's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Clay's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ponte Vedra, they will be playing at home against Nease at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ponte Vedra is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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