The Hubbard Eagles will face off against the Norton Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hubbard 2.8, Norton 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hubbard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Brookside get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, Norton won against East on Saturday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Panthers blew past West Geauga 12-2. Considering the Panthers have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hubbard pushed their record up to 22-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Norton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-3-1.
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