The City Honors Centaurs will head out on the road to square off against the Akron Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
City Honors is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Medina just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 5-1 to the Mustangs. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs City Honors has scored all season.
Julius Petti spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, City Honors saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eamon Langdon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Akron was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newfane.
City Honors' defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2. As for Akron, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
City Honors came out on top in a nail-biter against Akron in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Akron's Steven Doktor, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for City Honors to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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