Baseball Preview: Girard Indians vs. Poland Seminary Bulldogs
Girard is 0-10 against Poland Seminary since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Girard Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Poland Seminary Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Girard will bounce into Friday's contest after beating South Range, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Girard was the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over South Range on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Girard.
Jaden Royal spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dominic Phillips, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joe Marsco, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Poland Seminary put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat LaBrae by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2.
Girard's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Poland Seminary, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Girard came up short against Poland Seminary in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 5-2. Can Girard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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