Nordonia and Twinsburg are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Nordonia Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Twinsburg Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nordonia took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand McKinley a 5-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Dash Lanzilotta's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nordonia's victory 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. Another player making a difference was Gianni Covelli, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Twinsburg had just enough and edged North Royalton out 4-3 on Wednesday.
Nordonia pushed their record up to 17-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Twinsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Nordonia came up short against Twinsburg when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 3-0. Can Nordonia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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