Nordonia had lost nine straight at home dating back to last season, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 3-13 to make it ten. They fell just short of the Mayfield Wildcats by a score of 5-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 1-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2024.
Nordonia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Chesser, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Kyle Nealon also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
As for Mayfield, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since April 9th.
On Mayfield's side, Aiden Galatis looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The Wildcats are 3-1 when Galatis allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-13 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Mayfield let Preston Brown and JD Sega run wild. Brown got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Sega went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. That's the most runs Sega has posted since back in April. Ben Koret was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Nordonia and Mayfield could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Knights (ranked 435th) will meet Chardon (ranked 162nd) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Mayfield will square off against St. Ignatius at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (322 vs. 11).
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