The Perrysburg Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to face off against the Bowling Green Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Perrysburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Perrysburg earned a 6-1 victory over Start. The win made it back-to-back victories for Perrysburg.
Connor Kessinger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Kessinger was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Braxton Mefferd looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Kessinger wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matt Hubbard, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Trent Bezek, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bowling Green can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Ross as Bowling Green made off with an 8-1 win.
Perrysburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Bowling Green, their record now sits at 9-6.
Perrysburg skirted past Bowling Green 7-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perrysburg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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