The Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Ellet Orangemen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ellet took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cuyahoga Falls, who comes in off a win.
Cuyahoga Falls was handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Rootstown, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Black Tigers have posted since April 29th.
Nick Purchase was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Gino Capretta also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Cuyahoga Falls was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .368 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Ellet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 8-1 to Springfield.
Ellet also got a good showing from Luke Harris, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Harris has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ellet saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keaton McKeel, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Ellet's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Cuyahoga Falls, they moved to 5-16 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
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