North Ridgeville was the 5-1 winner over Berea-Midpark when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The North Ridgeville Rangers fell 11-6 to the Berea-Midpark Titans on Wednesday.
Gannon Padgett put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Padgett has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Padgett was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nicky Mealey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. Kyle Urban was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
North Ridgeville dropped their record down to 12-3 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Berea-Midpark, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
North Ridgeville will take on Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. North Ridgeville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Berea-Midpark, they will head out on the road to square off against University School at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. University School is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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