Perrysburg won the last time they faced Start, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Perrysburg Yellow Jackets walked away with a 6-1 win over the Start Spartans. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Perrysburg.
Connor Kessinger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Kessinger was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Braxton Mefferd looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Kessinger wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matt Hubbard, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Abram Hire, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Perrysburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Start, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Perrysburg is on the road again on Friday to play Bowling Green at 5:00 p.m. Perrysburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Start, they will head out on the road to take on Bowsher at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Start's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Bowsher's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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