Clay and Bishop Kenny are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Clay Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Bishop Kenny Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Clay: 2.9, Bishop Kenny: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Clay had just enough and edged Santa Fe out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clay.
Ethan Mathis tossed a big game, striking 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.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kenny entered their tilt with Flagler Palm Coast with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They beat the Bulldogs on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.
Clay is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Bishop Kenny, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop Kenny struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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