The Medina Battling Bees will head out on the road to challenge the Walsh Jesuit Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Medina has six straight victories, Walsh Jesuit has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Medina needed a bit of extra time to put away Wadsworth. They had just enough and edged out the Grizzlies 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Battling Bees have posted since April 9th.
Meanwhile, Walsh Jesuit fell victim to Troy and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans.
Shawn Sullivan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 7.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Walsh Jesuit saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Swiderski, who went 2-for-3 with one triple. That triple marked the first that Swiderski has hit this season.
Medina pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Walsh Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
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