Baseball Game Preview: Louisville Leopards vs. Canfield Cardinals

The Louisville Leopards will take on the Canfield Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

Louisville easily dispatched Manchester on March 11th, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Louisville fell just short of Hiland by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Leopards couldn't push the score so high this time.

Cooper Rice was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Canfield had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They came out on top against Washington by a score of 6-1 on Saturday.

Anthony Groner was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Groner was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Canfield let Zain Jadallah and Tanner Stricko run wild. Jadallah scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Stricko scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most hits Jadallah has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Dylan Mancini, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

Louisville skirted past Canfield 4-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will Louisville repeat their success, or does Canfield has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.