The Woodridge Bulldogs will face off against the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
Two weeks ago, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Woodridge had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Norton. Woodridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Titans onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Matthew Porter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Lancy, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Woodridge's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-8. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, their win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
Woodridge beat Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 8-5 in their previous meeting on May 4th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's Luke Wiggers, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Woodridge still be able to contain Wiggers? There's only one way to find out.
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