The Barberton Magics will be playing at home against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Barberton is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Revere by a score of 5-3.
Cole Macko put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Macko was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Brennen Watson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, St. Vincent-St. Mary was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They lost 8-1 to Aurora. It was the first time this season that St. Vincent-St. Mary let down their fans at home.
Zack Kurkey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, St. Vincent-St. Mary hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aurora struck out six times.
Barberton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5.
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