Nordonia had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Solon Comets onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Nordonia also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Dash Lanzilotta's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nordonia's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Owen Smotek, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Nordonia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Solon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nordonia will square off against Padua Franciscan at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Nordonia: 3.4, Padua Franciscan: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Solon, they will head out on the road to challenge Mentor at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mentor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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