With a playoff game on the line, Perrysburg rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ashland Arrows an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Perrysburg, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Matt Hubbard's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Perrysburg's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landon Winters, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Quinn Weber, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
The victory (which was Perrysburg's sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-7. As for Ashland, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.
Perrysburg will square off against Southview at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Perrysburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Southview's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Ashland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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