Chardon's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 13-10 victory over the Holy Name Green Wave. With that win, the Hilltoppers brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
John Timko looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Chardon's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 6-2 (and 7-8 when he doesn't).
Justin Smith
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Justin Smith, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chad Prince, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Chardon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Chardon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Holy Name, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-13.
Looking ahead, Chardon will head out on the road to square off against Kirtland at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Holy Name, they will be playing at home against Elyria Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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