The Padua Franciscan Bruins will venture away from home to face off against the Lakewood Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Padua Franciscan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Lakewood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Padua Franciscan didn't have quite enough to beat Mentor and fell 9-8. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Lakewood made sure to put some runs up on the board against Normandy on Thursday. The Rangers blew past the Invaders 12-0. The Rangers haven't had any issues with the Invaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Lakewood pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Padua Franciscan, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
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