Clay put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Western Indians with a sharp 12-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Clay considering their one-run performance the match before.
Zane Ball made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Ball was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Clay got a massive performance out of Brandon Malone, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Malone is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Aidyn Schackart was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Clay's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Western, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
Clay will be playing in front of their home fans against Symmes Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Symmes Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Western, they will head out on the road to challenge Paint Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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