The Perrysburg Yellow Jackets will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Wayne Trace Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wayne Trace is hoping to do on Tuesday what Start couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Perrysburg's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Perrysburg's way against Start as Perrysburg made off with an 11-1 victory. Perrysburg's win was all the more impressive since Start was averaging only 3.33 runs allowed on the season.
Matt Hubbard made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Hubbard has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hubbard was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Connor Kessinger was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Landon Winters was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wayne Trace had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Royals 10-1.
Perrysburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Wayne Trace, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
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