Baseball Game Preview: Perry Commodores vs. Cory-Rawson Fighting Hornets

Commodores

Runs

04/21/25 vs North Baltimore	1
04/17/25 @ Ridgemont	14
04/16/25 @ Hardin Northern	4
04/14/25 @ Upper Scioto Valley	0
04/11/25 vs Lincolnview	2
+ 3 more games

Perry is 7-2 against Cory-Rawson since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Commodores will take on the Fighting Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Perry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Perry made up a huge gap compared to their last game against North Baltimore, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Commodores fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Commodores couldn't push the score so high this time.

Perry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tate Essex, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Cory-Rawson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of Waynesfield-Goshen. On the bright side, the eight- run performance marked the Fighting Hornets' highest-scoring match to date.

Mason Hall put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Hall was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season.

Perry's record is now 5-3. As for Cory-Rawson, their record now sits at 1-6.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Perry has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cory-Rawson struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Everything went Perry's way against Cory-Rawson in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Perry made off with a 17-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Commodores since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.