Clay suffered their closest defeat since May 14, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Creekside Knights by a score of 3-1. The Blue Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Clay saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton McMahan, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Clay dropped their record down to 12-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Creekside, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clay will face off against Suncoast at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Clay 3.4, Suncoast 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Creekside, they will square off against Lowndes at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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