Baseball Recap: Matt Hubbard leads a balanced attack to beat Bryan

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 9:57am

Baseball Recap: Perrysburg Yellow Jackets vs. Bryan Golden Bears

Perrysburg entered their tilt with Bryan with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Bryan Golden Bears on Saturday. That's two games straight that Perrysburg has won by just one run.

Connor Kessinger looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Perrysburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Hubbard, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Perrysburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Bryan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.

Perrysburg will head out on the road to take on Anthony Wayne at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Perrysburg has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Bryan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hicksville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Bryan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Hicksville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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