Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over the Manchester Panthers. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Kyle Shaw made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Shaw was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, James Wiggers looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy let Luke Wiggers and Jules Hernandez loose on the outfield. Wiggers went 3-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double, while Hernandez scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Nicky Rovelli was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Manchester, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Canton South at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Canton South's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Manchester, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Jackson-Milton at 12:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Manchester: 3.7, Jackson-Milton: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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