Twinsburg waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They won by a run and slipped past the Nordonia Knights 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Twinsburg, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Nordonia's part, Evan Leitner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Leitner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Owen Smotek made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianni Covelli, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Twinsburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Nordonia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-12.
Twinsburg will be playing in front of their home fans against Dover at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Twinsburg will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive. Nordonia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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