Baseball Game Preview: Poland Seminary Bulldogs vs. Struthers Wildcats

For the second straight game, Poland Seminary will face off against Struthers. The Bulldogs will challenge the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Poland Seminary is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.

If Poland Seminary beats Struthers with 14 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Wildcats on Monday.

Owen Mckenzie and Tyson Tarajack were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Mckenzie pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Tarajack tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Mckenzie a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At the plate, Mckenzie scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Tarajack scored a run while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Hayes, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Carmine Tukalo was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

This is the second loss in a row for Struthers and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Poland Seminary, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.