The Archbold Blue Streaks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Clay Eagles at 5:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Archbold had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Tinora.
Meanwhile, Clay waltzed into their contest on Thursday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They had just enough and edged the Trojans out 7-5.
Alec Sutton was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Sutton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sutton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Clay got a great performance from Landon Eversman as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
Back at the plate, C.J. Boudreaux was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brock Fussell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Archbold's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Clay, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
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