Nordonia lost against Twinsburg on May 7th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Nordonia Knights fell just short of the Twinsburg Tigers by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that Nordonia has lost by just one run.
Evan Leitner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Owen Smotek was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Gianni Covelli was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Nordonia has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-12 record this season. As for Twinsburg, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Nordonia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Twinsburg, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dover at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Twinsburg's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Dover's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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