The Wickliffe Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Chagrin Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Wickliffe will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Wickliffe is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Harvey with a sharp 12-5 victory on Monday. That's two games straight that Wickliffe has won by exactly seven runs.
Frankie Bucar and Brandon Henderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bucar struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Henderson pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Bucar scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Henderson scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chase Bonadio, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Widemire, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chagrin Falls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 4-0 to Orange.
Wickliffe's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Chagrin Falls, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Wickliffe came up short against Chagrin Falls in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Wickliffe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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