Baseball Preview: Chardon Hilltoppers vs. South Rebels
Chardon and South are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Chardon Hilltoppers will head out on the road to take on the South Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Chardon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Chardon had just enough and edged Riverside out 4-2. That's two games straight that Chardon has won by exactly two runs.
Chardon got a great performance from Austin Leszynski as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Leo Colombi, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Kyle McCoy was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South is still winless after their matchup against Chardon on Monday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They fell just short of the Hilltoppers by a score of 7-5. One positive for South, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
The win made it two in a row for Chardon and bumps their season record up to 7-4. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Chardon skirted past South 7-5 in their previous meeting on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chardon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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