The Clay Eagles will square off against the Twinsburg Tigers at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Clay 4, Twinsburg 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Clay's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They skirted past Whitmer 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Clay's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Raymond Campos, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Campos' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Twinsburg entered their tilt with Northview on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Wildcats.
Twinsburg also got a great performance from Lucas Tinter as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Tinter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Cole Kramer was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.
Twinsburg's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Clay, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Twinsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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