There's no place like home for Nordonia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the McKinley Bulldogs a 5-0 shutout on Thursday.
The result came thanks to Dash Lanzilotta's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nordonia's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trent Alvord, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Smotek, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Nordonia pushed their record up to 17-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for McKinley, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-19.
Nordonia will head out on the road to take on Twinsburg at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. McKinley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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