Baseball Game Preview: Hudson Explorers vs. Strongsville Mustangs

The Hudson Explorers will head out to square off against the Strongsville Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Hudson will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against North Royalton on Tuesday. The Explorers blew past the Bears 11-1. Considering the Explorers have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Strongsville came out on top against North Ridgeville on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Mustangs took their game against the Rangers 9-4.

Strongsville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hudson, they now have a winning record of 12-11.