Padua Franciscan waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Medina Battling Bees and snuck past 6-5. That's two games straight that Padua Franciscan has won by just one run.
For Medina's part, they got a good showing from Jack Stobbs, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stobbs has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Danny Stoddard and Brayden Smigel stepped up to the plate in a big way. Stoddard scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Smigel scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Padua Franciscan's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8-1. As for Medina, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Padua Franciscan will head out on the road to take on Archbishop Hoban at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Padua Franciscan: 3.5, Archbishop Hoban: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Medina, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Norwayne at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Norwayne: 3, Medina: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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