It was a good run, but Nordonia unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 6-3 to the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish. Nordonia was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Vincent-St. Mary apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2018.
Nordonia got a good showing from Evan Leitner, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Nordonia saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Alvord, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On St. Vincent-St. Mary's side, they got a great performance from Matthew Large as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Daniel Krabill and Max Milkovich did most of the damage at the plate: Krabill went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Milkovich scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Milkovich has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Rylan Hurley was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Nordonia's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Nordonia will take on North Royalton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Nordonia: 3.5, North Royalton: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, they will be playing at home against Firestone at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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