The Twinsburg Tigers will head out to challenge the Solon Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Twinsburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Solon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Twinsburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Kenston with a sharp 15-2 win on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bombers: they've now won three in a row.
Twinsburg got a great performance from Nicholas Labella as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, JD Okuma was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Bobby Lemieux was another key player, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Twinsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .542. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Solon was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Benedictine. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
Twinsburg pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Solon, their record is now 5-11.
Twinsburg beat Solon 9-4 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Comets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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