The Hudson Explorers will square off against the Twinsburg Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hudson 3.1, Twinsburg 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hudson is returning to their home field after beating Perry on theirs, despite the fact Perry has dominated at home this season. The Explorers came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 7-4 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Explorers.
Meanwhile, Twinsburg waltzed into their match on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Bees get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Twinsburg got a great performance from Owen Shinada as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Shinada has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jason Cox and Aiden Shinada did most of the damage at the plate: Cox went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, while Aiden went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most hits Cox has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Gavin Davis, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Twinsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Twinsburg's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Hudson, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
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