The Berea-Midpark Titans will square off against the Avon Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Berea-Midpark's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Olmsted Falls. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Titans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Danny Bowser
The result came thanks to Danny Bowser's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Berea-Midpark is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-7 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Avon posted their closest win since April 9th on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Keystone 1-0. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.
Not much got past Luke Holtzman, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Keystone off the board. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Holtzman.
On the hitting side, Avon's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ian Cain, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Avon's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Berea-Midpark, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
Berea-Midpark came out on top in a nail-biter against Avon when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Titans repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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