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| 04/10/21 - Home | 0-10 L |
| 04/10/21 - Home | 1-19 L |
| 04/06/19 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 04/06/19 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 04/28/18 - Away | 0-0 T |
| 04/28/18 - Away | 0-0 T |
Chagrin Falls and Gilmour Academy are an even 2-2-2 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chagrin Falls will be strutting in after a win while Gilmour Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Chagrin Falls came out on top against Beachwood on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fifth inning. The Tigers walked away with a 12-7 victory over the Bison. Surprisingly, this marked the Tigers' fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Mia Beavers was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Beavers was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Chagrin Falls got a massive performance out of Megan Shisila, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Gina Ponikvar was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Chagrin Falls was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .425. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beachwood only posted a batting average of .214.
Meanwhile, Gilmour Academy came up short against Riverside on Tuesday and fell 6-2. The game marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Gilmour Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Dinehart, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Gilmour Academy and nudges their season record down to 6-2. As for Chagrin Falls, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Chagrin Falls has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Gilmour Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Chagrin Falls suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Gilmour Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
