Perrysburg has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Southview Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Perrysburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Perrysburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Ashland with a sharp 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Perrysburg, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Matt Hubbard, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Ashland off the board. Hubbard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Perrysburg saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Winters, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Quinn Weber was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Southview ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top against Clay by a score of 12-8. Southview's win was all the more impressive since Clay was averaging only 3.96 runs allowed on the season.
Perrysburg is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Southview, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-17.
Perrysburg took their win against Southview in their previous matchup last Monday by a conclusive 19-0. Will Perrysburg repeat their success, or does Southview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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