The Avon Lake Shoremen will face off against the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Avon Lake's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Cuyahoga Falls has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Avon Lake's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Normandy with a sharp 9-0 win. Considering the Shoremen have won six matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Bailey Thibeault
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Not much got past Bailey Thibeault, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Normandy off the board. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Thibeault.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Hicov, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Grant LeHoty, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Avon Lake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cuyahoga Falls' offense. They lost 8-0 to Perry on Friday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Black Tigers haven't been shut out since back in April.
Cuyahoga Falls saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Davis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Cuyahoga Falls' loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Avon Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Cuyahoga Falls' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Avon Lake hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Cuyahoga Falls, though, as they've only averaged .200. Will they be able to contain Avon Lake's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
