There's no place like home for Clay, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets on Wednesday.

Levi Chmura
03/12/25 vs St. Augustine | 9 |
02/20/25 @ Providence School | 8 |
03/05/25 vs Bishop Kenny | 7 |
03/01/25 @ Mary Persons | 6 |
02/22/24 @ Nease | 5 |
Levi Chmura spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Carnell, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Clay has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. St. Augustine moved to 7-6 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Clay and St. Augustine should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Clay will take on Fleming Island at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 220 places (39 vs. 259). Clay's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so St. Augustine's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Similarly, St. Augustine (ranked 152nd) will meet Mandarin (ranked 429th) at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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