Nordonia is 1-8-1 against Brecksville-Broadview Heights since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Knights will take on the Bees at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Nordonia is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Stow-Munroe Falls with a sharp 17-3 win on Monday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Knights as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Nordonia got a great performance from Haylie Lambes as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Those six strikeouts gave Lambes a new career-high.
Maddie Nyce
| 04/28/25 vs Stow-Munroe Falls | 5 |
| 04/21/25 @ Twinsburg | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Wadsworth | 1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Rootstown | 1 |
At the plate, Maddie Nyce and Larken Koran did most of the damage at the plate: Nyce went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Koran went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave Nyce a new career-high. Laura Garey also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.
Nordonia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are 5-2 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Brecksville-Broadview Heights came tearing into Monday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 16-7 win. Considering the Bees have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Tess Cozza made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with six RBI.
In other batting news, Gianna Roth was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more doubles the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Gianna Dasenbrook, who went 4-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.9 runs over those games. As for Nordonia, their record is now 5-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Nordonia hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Brecksville-Broadview Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Nordonia couldn't quite get it done against Brecksville-Broadview Heights when the teams last played on April 9th as they fell 10-7. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
