Clay entered their tilt with St. Francis de Sales with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the St. Francis de Sales Knights 5-4. That's two games straight that Clay has won by just one run.
Noah Schacht and Vinny Gallaher did most of the damage at the plate: Schacht scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Gallaher went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Sekinger, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On St. Francis de Sales' side, Derek Dzienny made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Donovan Whatmore, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, St. Francis de Sales didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clay only tossed two.
Clay pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Francis de Sales, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Clay beat St. Francis de Sales by a score of 7-3 later that day.
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