The Clay Eagles will square off against the Oak Harbor Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Clay 2.7, Oak Harbor 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Clay beat Columbian 4-1.
Meanwhile, Oak Harbor had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Eagles. Considering the Rockets have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Michael LaLonde was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Brayden Butzin was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.
Oak Harbor was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Toledo Christian only posted a batting average of .250.
Clay is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Harbor, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Clay's way against Oak Harbor when the teams last played back in April of 2015, as Clay made off with a 12-1 win. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rockets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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