The North Rangers will venture away from home to take on the University School Preppers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. North will be strutting in after a victory while University School will be coming in after a defeat.
North was handed a eight-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Kenston 5-3.
Tyler Leasure tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Nate Sagendorph
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On the hitting side, North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Sagendorph, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Sagendorph a new career-high. Another was Jacob Breen, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, University School's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mentor. The contest marked the Preppers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
University School's defeat dropped their record down to 18-3. As for North, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season.
North suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to University School in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Rangers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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