Revere won the last time they faced Barberton, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Revere Minutemen sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Barberton Magics. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Revere.
Phil Clark spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Geoffrey Siess, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
On Barberton's side, Cole Macko was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Macko was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Brennen Watson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI.
Revere's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Barberton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Revere will head out on the road to square off against Cloverleaf at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cloverleaf's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Revere's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Barberton, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Vincent-St. Mary at 5:00 p.m. St. Vincent-St. Mary is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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