The Nordonia Knights will challenge the Lake Catholic Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Nordonia 3.6, Lake Catholic 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Nordonia fell victim to Twinsburg and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Nordonia got a good showing from Steven Fakult, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Fakult has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Lake Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Padua Franciscan by a score of 3-1. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Tyler Hribar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Lake Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 15-3. As for Nordonia, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-11.
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