Baseball Preview: Harbor Creek Huskies vs. Meadville Bulldogs
Harbor Creek is 0-4 against Meadville since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Harbor Creek Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Meadville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Harbor Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Meadville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Harbor Creek is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Mercyhurst Prep on Tuesday. They lost 9-2 to the Lakers.
Tyler Burick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Meadville entered their tilt with Corry with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Beavers on Wednesday as they made off with a 10-2 victory.
Rocco Tartaglione made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Tartaglione was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Henry Desantis-Biggs, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jacoby Thompson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Harbor Creek's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Meadville, their win bumped their record up to 12-5-1.
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