The Perrysburg Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to challenge the Springboro Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Perrysburg sitting on seven straight wins and Springboro on eight.
Perrysburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Medina 3-2.
Perrysburg got a great performance from Preston Faris as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Faris has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Heitmeyer was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, Springboro faced Mason in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Comets 8-6.
Jacob Rhinehart looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs but no hits.
On the hitting side, Jacob Cane was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Vince Fortkamp was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Springboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mason only posted a batting average of .200.
Perrysburg pushed their record up to 23-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Springboro, their record now sits at 26-9.
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