Baseball Game Preview: Struthers Wildcats vs. West Branch Warriors

Struthers is on a three-game streak of home losses, and West Branch a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Struthers Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the West Branch Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Struthers is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since March 29th on Thursday. They fell just short of Jefferson Area by a score of 5-3.

Jordan Becker

Stolen Base

05/15/25 @ Jefferson Area	2
04/28/25 @ East	2
04/23/25 @ East Palestine	2
05/13/25 @ Girard	1
05/12/25 vs Girard	1
+ 2 more games

Jordan Becker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Struthers' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 5-16 when he doesn't).

Meanwhile, West Branch didn't have quite enough to beat Ursuline on Thursday and fell 2-1.

West Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Struthers, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.

Struthers suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to West Branch in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.