Thursday just wasn't the day for North Ridgeville's offense. They fell just short of the Avon Eagles by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. North Ridgeville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Avon apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
North Ridgeville got a good showing from Jack Palcie, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Palcie has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Ridgeville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gannon Padgett, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Avon's side, the result came thanks to Brody Papay's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
North Ridgeville's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7. As for Avon, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-10-1.
As of now, neither North Ridgeville nor Avon have any future games scheduled.
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