It was a good run, but Keystone Heights unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clay Blue Devils. Keystone Heights has not had much luck with Clay recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Keystone Heights saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Screen, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double. Screen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Clay's side, Rylan McMahan looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Cole Carnell was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Lowrance, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Keystone Heights' loss dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Clay, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Keystone Heights will stay at home for another game and welcome Taylor on Monday. Clay will take on Middleburg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clay's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Middleburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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