Clay won the last time they faced Santa Fe, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Clay Blue Devils won by a run and slipped past the Santa Fe Raiders 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clay.
Clay got a great performance from Ethan Mathis as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Clay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lukas Moore, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
On Santa Fe's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Irizarry, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double. Irizarry is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Jackson McDavid was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Clay has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Santa Fe, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clay will face off against Bishop Kenny at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Clay: 2.9, Bishop Kenny: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Santa Fe, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Tocoi Creek at 6:00 p.m. Tocoi Creek will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Santa Fe surely won't give up without a fight.
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