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| 05/02/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 13-0 W |
| 05/15/23 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 05/12/23 - Home | 6-3 W |
| 04/27/22 - Away | 4-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
North Royalton is 9-1 against Nordonia since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Bears will look to defend their home field against the Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, North Royalton didn't have quite enough to beat Mentor and fell 5-4.
Jake Paluczak was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Quinn Costanzo was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Jackson Cavanaugh was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Nordonia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Stow-Munroe Falls.
Nordonia saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Leffel, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
North Royalton dropped their record down to 6-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.6 runs. As for Nordonia, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
North Royalton came out on top in a nail-biter against Nordonia when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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