The Medina Battling Bees will square off against the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Medina is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: GlenOak, who was ranked third at the time (Medina was ranked 15th). The Battling Bees beat the Golden Eagles on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-8.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Perrysburg walked away with it. They came out on top against the Polar Bears by a score of 7-2 on Wednesday.
Perrysburg got a great performance from Aaron Banks as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, Banks posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JD Zeeb, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Ryan Rettig was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Medina's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Perrysburg, their win bumped their record up to 22-8.
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