Tallmadge is 5-0 against Cuyahoga Falls since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tallmadge Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tallmadge can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Copley as Tallmadge made off with a 13-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Tallmadge considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Falls has not done well against Barberton recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Cuyahoga Falls skirted past Barberton 3-1.
Julee Phillips spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Madi Davis, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of MJ Mastrodonato, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Tallmadge and bumps their season record up to 10-6. As for Cuyahoga Falls, their win bumped their record up to 10-7-1.
Tallmadge came out on top in a nail-biter against Cuyahoga Falls in their previous matchup last Tuesday, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Phillips, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 8.1 innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tallmadge still be able to contain Phillips? There's only one way to find out.
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