The Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers will head out to face off against the Avon Lake Shoremen at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Cuyahoga Falls fell victim to Perry and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 8-0 to the Panthers. The Black Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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.
Meanwhile, Avon Lake entered their tilt with Normandy on Friday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Invaders get on the board and left with a 9-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Shoremen, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
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.
On the hitting side, Alex Hicov was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Grant LeHoty also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Avon Lake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Avon Lake pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Cuyahoga Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
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