Baseball Preview: Aurora Greenmen vs. Chagrin Falls Tigers
Aurora is 3-0 against Chagrin Falls since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Aurora Greenmen will look to defend their home field against the Chagrin Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Aurora beat Barberton 9-4.
Aurora got a great performance from Zach Williams as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Williams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jayce Unverferth, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Hach, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Chagrin Falls was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They put the hurt on Beachwood with a sharp 7-1 win.
The victory got Aurora back to even at 11-11. As for Chagrin Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-15 record this season.
Aurora was able to grind out a solid win over Chagrin Falls in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, winning 6-2. Will Aurora repeat their success, or does Chagrin Falls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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