The Nordonia Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Lake Catholic Cougars at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Nordonia came into this matchup off a tough seven-run defeat two weeks ago. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Hudson by a score of 3-1 last Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Knights have suffered since March 29, 2024.
Evan Leitner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Nordonia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew McClelland, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, on Friday Lake Catholic's undefeated season almost came to an end. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Holy Name. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Cougars have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Lake Catholic's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Nordonia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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