Baseball Preview: Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers vs. Revere Minutemen
Cuyahoga Falls is 0-8 against Revere since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Revere Minutemen at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cuyahoga Falls will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Brush on Wednesday. Everything went Cuyahoga Falls' way against Brush as Cuyahoga Falls made off with an 11-1 victory.
Hunter Glenny made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Glenny was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nick Purchase, who scored two runs while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Nick Robinson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Revere sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Cuyahoga Falls. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Revere.
Tyler Frate was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI. Anden Bender was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cuyahoga Falls' victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6. As for Revere, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Cuyahoga Falls couldn't quite finish off Revere when the teams last played on Tuesday and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Revere's Luke Farris, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Cuyahoga Falls knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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